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Ashmore

Ashmore proper noun: a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9117).

Proper noun

Ashmore (countable and uncountable, plural Ashmores)

  1. A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9117).
  2. A village and township in Coles County, Illinois, United States.
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Ashmore

pluralAshmores
alternative form (obsolete)Ashmoor

Origin of Ashmore

From Old English æsċ (“ash-tree”) + mere (“pond, pool, lake”).

Questions about Ashmore

What does Ashmore mean?
Ashmore means a village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9117).
What part of speech is Ashmore?
Ashmore is a proper noun.

Words near Ashmore in the dictionary

  1. ashmen
  2. Ashmiany
  3. Ashmole
  4. Ashmolean
  5. Ashmont
  6. Ashmore
  7. Ashmores
  8. AShMs
  9. Ashnime
  10. ashobi
  11. ashobis

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