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Bancroft

UK/ˈbænˌkɹɒft/US/ˈbænˌkɹɔft/

Bancroft proper noun: a suburban area in Stantonbury parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8340).

Proper noun

Bancroft (countable and uncountable, plural Bancrofts)

  1. A suburban area in Stantonbury parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8340).
  2. A rural locality in North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A town in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California.
  5. A minor city in Caribou County, Idaho.
  6. A minor city in Kossuth County, Iowa.
  7. A minor city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
  8. An unincorporated community in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
  9. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  10. A village in Shiawassee County, Michigan.
  11. A township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
  12. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Missouri.
  2. A township and village therein, in Cuming County, Nebraska.
  3. A small town in Kingsbury County, South Dakota.
  4. A town in Putnam County, West Virginia.
  5. A census-designated place in Portage County, Wisconsin.
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Bancroft

pluralBancrofts

Origin of Bancroft

From Old English bēan (“bean”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

Words formed from Bancroft

Questions about Bancroft

What does Bancroft mean?
Bancroft means a suburban area in Stantonbury parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8340).
What part of speech is Bancroft?
Bancroft is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bancroft?
Bancroft is pronounced /ˈbænˌkɹɒft/ (UK).

Words near Bancroft in the dictionary

  1. bancor
  2. bancorporation
  3. bancorporations
  4. bancors
  5. bancos
  6. Bancroft
  7. bancroftian
  8. bancroftiasis
  9. bancroftosis
  10. Bancrofts
  11. bancs

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