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Bothwell

Bothwell proper noun: a large village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7058).

Proper noun

Bothwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bothwells)

  1. A large village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7058).
  2. A small town in Central Highlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  3. A community in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.
  5. A habitational surname from Middle English.

Forms of Bothwell

pluralBothwells

Origin of Bothwell

From Middle English bothe (“booth”) + welle (“well, spring”).

Questions about Bothwell

What does Bothwell mean?
Bothwell means a large village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7058).
What part of speech is Bothwell?
Bothwell is a proper noun.

Words near Bothwell in the dictionary

  1. bothsidesisms
  2. bothsidesist
  3. bothsidesists
  4. bothsidism
  5. bothways
  6. Bothwell
  7. Bothwells
  8. bothy
  9. bothy ballad
  10. bothy ballads
  11. bothyman

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