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Butterfield

Butterfield proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Butterfield (countable and uncountable, plural Butterfields)

  1. A surname.
    • To be clear what we're talking about, read Cronon's piece. He offers a great introduction to the concept, and its originator, Herbert Butterfield.2012 October 3, Rebekah Higgitt, “Why whiggish won't do”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  2. An unincorporated community in Milton Township and York Township, DuPage County, Illinois.
  3. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Missaukee County, Michigan.
  4. A minor city and township in Watonwan County, Minnesota.
  5. A township and minor city therein, in Barry County, Missouri.
  6. A census-designated place in El Paso County, Texas.

Forms of Butterfield

pluralButterfields

Questions about Butterfield

What does Butterfield mean?
Butterfield means a surname.
What part of speech is Butterfield?
Butterfield is a proper noun.

Words near Butterfield in the dictionary

  1. butterfaced
  2. butterfaces
  3. butterfat
  4. butterfats
  5. butterfatty
  6. Butterfield
  7. Butterfields
  8. butterfin
  9. butterfinger
  10. butterfingered
  11. butterfingers

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