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Borehamwood

Borehamwood proper noun: a town in Elstree and Borehamwood parish, Hertsmere district, southern Hertfordshire, England, the original spelling was Boreham Wood (OS grid ref TQ1996).

Proper noun

Borehamwood

  1. A town in Elstree and Borehamwood parish, Hertsmere district, southern Hertfordshire, England, the original spelling was Boreham Wood (OS grid ref TQ1996).

Origin of Borehamwood

Respelling of Boreham Wood, from Boreham + wood. "Boreham" is from Old English bor (“elevated place; hill”) + hām (“village, hamlet”).

Phrases with Borehamwood

Questions about Borehamwood

What does Borehamwood mean?
Borehamwood means a town in Elstree and Borehamwood parish, Hertsmere district, southern Hertfordshire, England, the original spelling was Boreham Wood (OS grid ref TQ1996).
What part of speech is Borehamwood?
Borehamwood is a proper noun.

Words near Borehamwood in the dictionary

  1. borefields
  2. boregasm
  3. boregasms
  4. Boreham
  5. Borehams
  6. Borehamwood
  7. borehole
  8. boreholed
  9. boreholes
  10. boreholing
  11. Boreiad

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