crewe
/ˈkɹuː/
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British/ˈkɹʉw/
crewe noun: a group of people, especially in Louisiana, who support a Mardi Gras float in parades, as well as other charity work.
Noun
crewe (plural crewes)
- A group of people, especially in Louisiana, who support a Mardi Gras float in parades, as well as other charity work.
Proper noun capitalized: Crewe
Crewe (countable and uncountable, plural Crewes)
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7055).
- A town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Welsh.
Forms of crewe
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | crewes |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Crewes |
| alternative form | Crew |
Origin of crewe
Recorded as Creu in the Domesday Book, the town's name is derived from Old Welsh criu (“weir; crossing”) (compare modern Welsh cryw).
Words formed from crewe
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Crewe-by-Farndon
- Crewe Green
- Creweian
Phrases with crewe
Words that rhyme with crewe
Questions about crewe
- What does crewe mean?
- Crewe means a group of people, especially in Louisiana, who support a Mardi Gras float in parades, as well as other charity work.
- What part of speech is crewe?
- Crewe can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce crewe?
- Crewe is pronounced /ˈkɹuː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of crewe?
- The plural of crewe is crewes.
Words near crewe in the dictionary
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