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Brecqhou

Brecqhou proper noun: one of the Channel Islands, a tenement of Sark, of which it lies to the west.

Proper noun

Brecqhou

  1. One of the Channel Islands, a tenement of Sark, of which it lies to the west.

Origin of Brecqhou

From Old Norse brekka (“slope, escarpment”); compare French Bricquebec and Old Norse holmr (“island, islet”).

Questions about Brecqhou

What does Brecqhou mean?
Brecqhou means one of the Channel Islands, a tenement of Sark, of which it lies to the west.
What part of speech is Brecqhou?
Brecqhou is a proper noun.

Words near Brecqhou in the dictionary

  1. Breckons
  2. Brecks
  3. Brecon
  4. Brecon Beacons
  5. Breconshire
  6. Brecqhou
  7. bred
  8. bred in the bone
  9. bred like rabbits
  10. bred true
  11. bred up

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