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Ancoats

Ancoats proper noun: an urban area in central Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8498).

Proper noun

Ancoats

  1. An urban area in central Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8498).

Origin of Ancoats

From Old English ān (“lonely”) + cot (“cottage”).

Questions about Ancoats

What does Ancoats mean?
Ancoats means an urban area in central Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8498).
What part of speech is Ancoats?
Ancoats is a proper noun.

Words near Ancoats in the dictionary

  1. ancistrocladine
  2. ancistroid
  3. ancitabine
  4. ancle
  5. ancles
  6. Ancoats
  7. Ancobar
  8. Ancobars
  9. ancodont
  10. ancodonts
  11. Ancohuma

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