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Athlone

Athlone proper noun: a town in County Westmeath and County Roscommon, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 0441).

Proper noun

Athlone

  1. A town in County Westmeath and County Roscommon, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 0441).
  2. A small town in the Shire of Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia.
  3. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  4. A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
  5. An unincorporated community in Merced County, California, United States.

Origin of Athlone

From Irish Áth Luain (literally “Luan’s ford”).

Questions about Athlone

What does Athlone mean?
Athlone means a town in County Westmeath and County Roscommon, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 0441).
What part of speech is Athlone?
Athlone is a proper noun.

Words near Athlone in the dictionary

  1. athletism
  2. athletize
  3. athletized
  4. athletocracies
  5. athletocracy
  6. Athlone
  7. athlothete
  8. athlothetes
  9. Athlumney
  10. athodyd
  11. athodyds

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