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Chippenham

Chippenham proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9173).

Proper noun

Chippenham

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9173).
  2. A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6669).
  3. A suburb of Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5012).

Origin of Chippenham

From Old English Ċippanham, from the personal name *Cippa, genitive singular *Cippan + hamm (“promontory”).

Words formed from Chippenham

Questions about Chippenham

What does Chippenham mean?
Chippenham means a market town and civil parish with a town council in north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9173).
What part of speech is Chippenham?
Chippenham is a proper noun.

Words near Chippenham in the dictionary

  1. chipped potatoes
  2. chipped rice
  3. chipped up
  4. Chippendale
  5. Chippendalism
  6. Chippenham
  7. Chippenham Without
  8. chipper
  9. chipper up
  10. chippered
  11. chippered up

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