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Charing Cross

/ˌtʃæɹɪŋ ˈkɹɒs/

Charing Cross proper noun: an important road junction in the City of Westminster, London, England, which gives its name to the surrounding area and a railway terminus, and is the point where distances from London are measured from (OS grid ref TQ3080).

charing cross: an important road junction in the City of Westminster, London, England, which gives its name to the...
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Proper noun

Charing Cross

  1. An important road junction in the City of Westminster, London, England, which gives its name to the surrounding area and a railway terminus, and is the point where distances from London are measured from (OS grid ref TQ3080).
  2. A neighbourhood, major road junction and railway station in central Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5866).
  3. A community in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A neighbourhood of Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Questions about Charing Cross

What does Charing Cross mean?
Charing Cross means an important road junction in the City of Westminster, London, England, which gives its name to the surrounding area and a railway terminus, and is the point where distances from London are measured from (OS grid ref TQ3080).
What part of speech is Charing Cross?
Charing Cross is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Charing Cross?
Charing Cross is pronounced /ˌtʃæɹɪŋ ˈkɹɒs/.

Words near Charing Cross in the dictionary

  1. chariest
  2. Charig
  3. charily
  4. chariness
  5. charing
  6. Charing Cross
  7. Charing Heath
  8. Charingworth
  9. charinid
  10. charinids
  11. chariot

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