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Brokenborough

Brokenborough proper noun: a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST918892).

Proper noun

Brokenborough (countable and uncountable, plural Brokenboroughs)

  1. A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST918892).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Brokenborough

pluralBrokenboroughs
alternative formBrokenbrow

Origin of Brokenborough

From Old English brocen (“broken; uneven”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).

Questions about Brokenborough

What does Brokenborough mean?
Brokenborough means a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST918892).
What part of speech is Brokenborough?
Brokenborough is a proper noun.

Words near Brokenborough in the dictionary

  1. broken-hearted
  2. broken-heartedly
  3. broken-heartedness
  4. broken-mouthed
  5. broken-winded
  6. Brokenborough
  7. Brokenboroughs
  8. Brokenbrow
  9. Brokenbrows
  10. brokeness
  11. brokenhanded

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