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Catterick

Catterick proper noun: a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2497).

Proper noun

Catterick

  1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2497).

Origin of Catterick

From Latin Cataractonium. From Proto-Brythonic/Proto-Celtic *katus (“battle”) + *traxtus (“shore, sand”).

Words formed from Catterick

Questions about Catterick

What does Catterick mean?
Catterick means a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2497).
What part of speech is Catterick?
Catterick is a proper noun.

Words near Catterick in the dictionary

  1. Cattells
  2. cattelo
  3. catteloes
  4. Catterall
  5. Catteralls
  6. Catterick
  7. Catterick Bridge
  8. Catterick Garrison
  9. catteries
  10. Cattermole
  11. Cattermolean

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