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Joplin

Definition: Joplin

Joplin

Noun

1. United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970).

2. United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Joplin" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1906. (references)


Synonyms: Joplin

Synonyms: Janis Joplin (n), Scott Joplin (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Joplin, Missouri

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Joplin is a city located in Missouri. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 45,504.

Geography

Joplin is located at 37°4'40" North, 94°30'40" West (37.077760, -94.511024)1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 81.6 km² (31.5 mi²). 81.4 km² (31.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.25% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 45,504 people, 19,101 households, and 11,517 families residing in the city. The population density is 559.2/km² (1,448.4/mi²). There are 21,328 housing units at an average density of 262.1/km² (678.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 91.44% White, 2.67% African American, 1.53% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.98% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. 2.51% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 19,101 households out of which 27.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% are married couples living together, 12.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% are non-families. 32.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.28 and the average family size is 2.89.

In the city the population is spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 13.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $30,555, and the median income for a family is $38,888. Males have a median income of $28,569 versus $20,665 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,738. 14.8% of the population and 10.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.8% are under the age of 18 and 9.4% are 65 or older.

Joplin, Missouri is the birthplace of:

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Joplin, Missouri."

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Crosswords: Joplin

English words defined with "Joplin": Janis JoplinScott Joplin. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Joplin": sheet ground. (references)

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Modern Usage: Joplin

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Janis Joplin deceased, alcohol. (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery; writing credit: Mike Myers.)

Movie/TV Titles

Intimate Portrait: Janis Joplin (2000)

Katie Joplin (1999)

Janis Joplin Slept Here (1994)

Scott Joplin (1977)

Song Titles

Me and Bobby McGee (performing artist: Janis Joplin)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Joplin

DomainTitle

Books

  • King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era (reference)

  • Living in the Dead Zone: Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison: Understanding Borderline Personality Disorders (reference)

  • Pearl: The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin (reference)

  • Piece of My Heart: A Portrait of Janis Joplin (Da Capo Paperback) (reference)

  • Scott Joplin & the Age of Ragtime (Life, Times and Music Series) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Nine Hundred Nights - The Story of Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Joplin

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Technicians Amy Morrow and David Joplin, at the base of a three story rainfall simulator, study rainfall interception by foliage. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Main Street, Joplin, Missouri. Credit: Library of Congress.

Panoram of Joplin, Mo. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: Joplin

"Joplin" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Joplin" is used about 28 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%2865,706

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Joplin

The following table summarizes the usage of "Joplin" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
JoplinLast name1,0008,917
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Cities: Joplin


1. Joplin, MO (city, FIPS 37592)
Location: 37.08180 N, 94.50297 W
Population (1990): 40961 (19367 housing units)
Area: 76.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 64801, 64804
Country: USA


2. Joplin, MT
Zip Code(s): 59531
Country: USA

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Expressions: Joplin

Expressions using "Joplin": janis Joplin Scott Joplin. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Joplin

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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1,244

66 joplin speedway

20

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1,138

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19

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588

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17

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251

joplin newspaper

16

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215

janis joplin pic

15

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150

chamber commerce joplin

15

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117

josh joplin group

15

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83

joplin missouri newspaper

14

janis joplin picture

50

janis joplin mp3

14

josh joplin

32

janis joplin quote

13

globe.com joplin

29

janis joplin guitar tab

12

humane joplin society

29

globe joplin online

12

janis joplin photo

27

joplin mt

12

globe joplin newspaper

25

joplin mo newspaper

12

janis joplin biography

24

joplin mo real estate

12

heart janis joplin lyrics piece

22

2003 airfest joplin

11

airfest joplin

22

discography janis joplin

11

joplin hotel

22

janis joplin mercedes benz

11

joplin library public

22

airport joplin

11

janis joplin tab

21

freeman hospital joplin mo

10
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: Joplin

Misspellings

"Joplin" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Jilin, Joylon, Julin, Olpin, Toplin. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Joplin

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "i-j-l-n-o-p"

-2 letters: join, lino, lion, loin, noil, pion.

-3 letters: ion, jin, lin, lip, lop, nil, nip, oil, pin, poi, pol.

-4 letters: in, jo, li, lo, no, on, op, pi.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Joplin


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4A 6F 70 6C 69 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.---    ---    .--.    .-..    ..    -.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001010 01101111 01110000 01101100 01101001 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#74 &#111 &#112 &#108 &#105 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004A 006F 0070 006C 0069 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

448182787580

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Usage Frequency
8. Names: Frequency
9. Cities
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Derivations
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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