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Chorlton-on-Medlock

Chorlton-on-Medlock proper noun: an inner city area of Manchester, England; a former separate town and parish.

chorlton-on-medlock: an inner city area of Manchester, England; a former separate town and parish
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Proper noun

Chorlton-on-Medlock

  1. An inner city area of Manchester, England; a former separate town and parish.

Forms of Chorlton-on-Medlock

alternative formChorlton
alternative formChorlton-upon-Medlock
alternative formC-on-M

Origin of Chorlton-on-Medlock

A variant of Chorlton-upon-Medlock, distinguishing this location from other places named Chorlton, particularly nearby Chorlton-cum-Hardy, from earlier Chorlton Row.

Questions about Chorlton-on-Medlock

What does Chorlton-on-Medlock mean?
Chorlton-on-Medlock means an inner city area of Manchester, England; a former separate town and parish.
What part of speech is Chorlton-on-Medlock?
Chorlton-on-Medlock is a proper noun.

Words near Chorlton-on-Medlock in the dictionary

  1. Chorleywood method
  2. Chorleywood process
  3. Chorlton
  4. Chorlton Lane
  5. Chorlton-cum-Hardy
  6. Chorlton-on-Medlock
  7. Chorltons
  8. Chornobaivka
  9. Chornobyl
  10. Chornomorsk
  11. Chorny

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