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Crawley

/ˈkɹɔːli/

Crawley proper noun: a large town and borough in West Sussex.

Proper noun

Crawley

  1. A large town and borough in West Sussex.
  2. A hamlet in Membury parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST2607).
  3. A village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4234).
  4. A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3412).
  5. An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States, named after Crawley, West Sussex.
  6. A western suburb of the City of Perth, Western Australia, taken from the surname.
  7. A surname.

Crawley meaning in Arabic

Crawley in Arabic

town in West Sussex
كرولي krūlī

Origin of Crawley

From Old English crāwe (“crow”), genitive plural, crāwan + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

Words formed from Crawley

Words that rhyme with Crawley

Questions about Crawley

What does Crawley mean?
Crawley means a large town and borough in West Sussex.
What is Crawley in Arabic?
Crawley in Arabic is كرولي (krūlī). See Crawley meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Crawley?
Crawley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Crawley?
Crawley is pronounced /ˈkɹɔːli/.

Words near Crawley in the dictionary

  1. crawlerizes
  2. crawlerizing
  3. crawlers
  4. crawlerway
  5. crawlerways
  6. Crawley
  7. Crawley Down
  8. crawlfish
  9. crawlier
  10. crawlies
  11. crawliest

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