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Clitheroe

UK/ˈklɪðərəʊ/

Clitheroe proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in Ribble Valley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7442).

Proper noun

Clitheroe (countable and uncountable, plural Clitheroes)

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Ribble Valley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7442).
  2. A habitational surname.

Forms of Clitheroe

pluralClitheroes

Questions about Clitheroe

What does Clitheroe mean?
Clitheroe means a town and civil parish with a town council in Ribble Valley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7442).
What part of speech is Clitheroe?
Clitheroe is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Clitheroe?
Clitheroe is pronounced /ˈklɪðərəʊ/ (UK).

Words near Clitheroe in the dictionary

  1. Cliteses
  2. clitface
  3. clitfaces
  4. clithead
  5. clitheads
  6. Clitheroe
  7. Clitheroes
  8. clithral
  9. clithridiate
  10. clithrophobia
  11. clitic

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