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Askern

Askern proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5613).

Proper noun

Askern

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5613).

Origin of Askern

From Old Norse askr + Old English ærn (literally “building surrounded by ash trees”).

Questions about Askern

What does Askern mean?
Askern means a town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5613).
What part of speech is Askern?
Askern is a proper noun.

Words near Askern in the dictionary

  1. askeletal
  2. asken
  3. asker
  4. askerd
  5. askerds
  6. Askern
  7. askers
  8. askes
  9. askeses
  10. askesis
  11. askest

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