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Bolingbroke

UK/ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/US/ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/

Bolingbroke proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Bolingbroke

  1. A surname.
  2. A civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England, which includes Old Bolingbroke.
  3. A community in Tay Valley township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County, Georgia, United States.
  5. An English earldom.

Origin of Bolingbroke

From Old English *Bulan (genitive of an unattested given name *Bula) + brōc (“stream”).

Words formed from Bolingbroke

Phrases with Bolingbroke

Questions about Bolingbroke

What does Bolingbroke mean?
Bolingbroke means a surname.
What part of speech is Bolingbroke?
Bolingbroke is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bolingbroke?
Bolingbroke is pronounced /ˈbʊlɪŋbɹʊk/ (UK).

Words near Bolingbroke in the dictionary

  1. Bolindian
  2. boline
  3. bolines
  4. Boliney
  5. Boling
  6. Bolingbroke
  7. Bolingbrokean
  8. Bolingbrokian
  9. Bolingbrook
  10. Bolinger
  11. Bolingers

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