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Cranborne

Cranborne proper noun: a village and civil parish (served by Cranborne and Edmondsham Parish Council) in East Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU0513).

Proper noun

Cranborne

  1. A village and civil parish (served by Cranborne and Edmondsham Parish Council) in East Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU0513).

Origin of Cranborne

From Old English cran + burna, recorded as Creneburne in 1086 (DB).

Words formed from Cranborne

Questions about Cranborne

What does Cranborne mean?
Cranborne means a village and civil parish (served by Cranborne and Edmondsham Parish Council) in East Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU0513).
What part of speech is Cranborne?
Cranborne is a proper noun.

Words near Cranborne in the dictionary

  1. cranberry words
  2. cranberryade
  3. cranberrybush
  4. cranberrying
  5. cranberrylike
  6. Cranborne
  7. Cranborne Chase
  8. Cranborne money
  9. Cranbourne
  10. Cranbourne East
  11. Cranbourne North

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