Meaning & use
Joplin
A surname, and the name of a city in southwestern Missouri; associated with the musicians Scott Joplin and Janis Joplin.
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Scott Joplin composed some of the most famous ragtime pieces in American music history.
The family drove through Joplin, Missouri, on their way west along Route 66.
A note on using this word
Joplin is best known through the ragtime composer Scott Joplin and the rock singer Janis Joplin, as well as the Missouri city.
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