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Calder

Calder proper noun: a river in West Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Aire.

Proper noun

Calder

  1. A river in West Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Aire.
  2. A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into the Irish Sea at Sellafield.
  3. A river in Lancashire, England, which joins the River Ribble.
  4. A river in Lancashire which joins the River Wyre at Catterall.
  5. A tributary of the River Spey in Highland council area, Scotland.
  6. A river in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland, which flows into Castle Semple Loch.
  7. A short river in Tasmania, Australia.
  8. A short river in Victoria, Australia.
  9. A river in Kimberley, Western Australia which flows into the Indian Ocean.
  10. A hamlet in Ponsonby parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref SY0303).
  11. A neighbourhood in north-west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  12. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada, within the rural municipality below.
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  1. A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241.
  2. A town on Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  3. A rural locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  4. A surname.

Origin of Calder

From Cumbric *caled (“hard”) + *duvr (“water”)

Words formed from Calder

Questions about Calder

What does Calder mean?
Calder means a river in West Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Aire.
What part of speech is Calder?
Calder is a proper noun.

Words near Calder in the dictionary

  1. Caldecotts
  2. caldecrin
  3. Caldeira
  4. Caldeiras
  5. caldendrin
  6. Calder
  7. Calder Grove
  8. Calder Park
  9. Calder Valley
  10. caldera
  11. calderas

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