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Clapham

/ˈklæp.əm/

Clapham proper noun: a village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0253).

Proper noun

Clapham

  1. A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0253).
  2. A small village in Kenn parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8987).
  3. A suburb of London, mostly in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2975).
  4. A village in Clapham cum Newby parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7469).
  5. A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0906).
  6. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham, South Australia, named after Clapham, London.
  7. An English habitational surname from Old English derived from these places.

Words formed from Clapham

Phrases with Clapham

Questions about Clapham

What does Clapham mean?
Clapham means a village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0253).
What part of speech is Clapham?
Clapham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Clapham?
Clapham is pronounced /ˈklæp.əm/ (UK).

Words near Clapham in the dictionary

  1. clapcakes
  2. clapdish
  3. clapdishes
  4. clape
  5. clapes
  6. Clapham
  7. Clapham Common
  8. Clapham cum Newby
  9. Clapham Junction
  10. clapless
  11. Clapman

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