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Craughwell

Craughwell proper noun: a small town in Connacht, County Galway, Ireland.

Proper noun

Craughwell (countable and uncountable, plural Craughwells)

  1. A small town in Connacht, County Galway, Ireland.
  2. A habitational surname from Irish.

Forms of Craughwell

pluralCraughwells

Origin of Craughwell

Perhaps from Irish creach (“plunder, raid”) + maol (“bare hill”).

Questions about Craughwell

What does Craughwell mean?
Craughwell means a small town in Connacht, County Galway, Ireland.
What part of speech is Craughwell?
Craughwell is a proper noun.

Words near Craughwell in the dictionary

  1. craturs
  2. Cratylism
  3. Cratylisms
  4. Craufurd
  5. Craufurds
  6. Craughwell
  7. Craughwells
  8. Craun
  9. craunch
  10. craunched
  11. craunches

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