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Chatburn

Chatburn proper noun: a village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD765445).

Proper noun

Chatburn (countable and uncountable, plural Chatburns)

  1. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD765445).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Chatburn

pluralChatburns
alternative formChadbourn
alternative formChadbourne
alternative formChadburn

Origin of Chatburn

From the Old English personal name Ceatta + burne (“stream, brook, small river”).

Questions about Chatburn

What does Chatburn mean?
Chatburn means a village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD765445).
What part of speech is Chatburn?
Chatburn is a proper noun.

Words near Chatburn in the dictionary

  1. chatbot
  2. chatbot psychosis
  3. chatbots
  4. chatbox
  5. chatboxes
  6. Chatburn
  7. Chatburns
  8. chatchka
  9. chatchkas
  10. chatchke
  11. chatchkes

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