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Aldbrough

Aldbrough proper noun: a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2438).

Proper noun

Aldbrough

  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2438).

Origin of Aldbrough

From Old English eald (“old”) + burh (“stronghold, fortress”). Doublet of Aldborough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh, and Oldbury. Compare Oldenburg.

Words formed from Aldbrough

Questions about Aldbrough

What does Aldbrough mean?
Aldbrough means a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2438).
What part of speech is Aldbrough?
Aldbrough is a proper noun.

Words near Aldbrough in the dictionary

  1. aldazine
  2. aldazines
  3. Aldborough
  4. Aldborough and Thurgarton
  5. Aldbourne
  6. Aldbrough
  7. Aldbrough St John
  8. Aldbury
  9. Aldcliffe
  10. Aldcroft
  11. ALDE

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