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Creetown

Creetown proper noun: a small coastal town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX4758).

Proper noun

Creetown

  1. A small coastal town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX4758).

Origin of Creetown

From the River Cree + town; originally named Ferrytown of Cree.

Questions about Creetown

What does Creetown mean?
Creetown means a small coastal town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX4758).
What part of speech is Creetown?
Creetown is a proper noun.

Words near Creetown in the dictionary

  1. creeshing
  2. creeshy
  3. creesing
  4. Creeslough
  5. Creeton
  6. Creetown
  7. creetur
  8. creeturs
  9. Creevey
  10. Creeveys
  11. creevles

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