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Colston

Colston proper noun: a northern suburb of Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6069).

Proper noun

Colston (countable and uncountable, plural Colstons)

  1. A northern suburb of Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6069).
  2. A hamlet in Puncheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9828).
  3. A habitational surname.

Forms of Colston

pluralColstons

Origin of Colston

From the Old Norse personal name Kolr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Colston

Questions about Colston

What does Colston mean?
Colston means a northern suburb of Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6069).
What part of speech is Colston?
Colston is a proper noun.

Words near Colston in the dictionary

  1. cols.
  2. Colson
  3. colstaff
  4. colstaves
  5. Colsterworth
  6. Colston
  7. Colston Bassett
  8. Colstons
  9. Colstrip
  10. colt
  11. colt evil

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