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Chepstow

Chepstow proper noun: a town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales, on the border with England but separated by the River Wye (OS grid ref ST5393).

Proper noun

Chepstow

  1. A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales, on the border with England but separated by the River Wye (OS grid ref ST5393).

Origin of Chepstow

From Old English ċīepa (“merchant, tradesman”) + stōw (“place”), to denote a marketplace or trading center.

Questions about Chepstow

What does Chepstow mean?
Chepstow means a town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales, on the border with England but separated by the River Wye (OS grid ref ST5393).
What part of speech is Chepstow?
Chepstow is a proper noun.

Words near Chepstow in the dictionary

  1. Chepachet
  2. Chepang
  3. Chepiga
  4. Chepiha
  5. Chepping Wycombe
  6. Chepstow
  7. Chepstowe
  8. Cheptegei
  9. chequable
  10. cheque
  11. cheque book

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