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Crosthwaite

Crosthwaite proper noun: a village in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD437914).

Proper noun

Crosthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Crosthwaites)

  1. A village in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD437914).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Crosthwaite

pluralCrosthwaites
alternative formCrosthwait

Origin of Crosthwaite

From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + þveit (“clearing”).

Questions about Crosthwaite

What does Crosthwaite mean?
Crosthwaite means a village in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD437914).
What part of speech is Crosthwaite?
Crosthwaite is a proper noun.

Words near Crosthwaite in the dictionary

  1. crost
  2. crostata
  3. crostatas
  4. crostate
  5. Crosthwait
  6. Crosthwaite
  7. Crosthwaites
  8. Crosthwaits
  9. crostini
  10. crostinis
  11. Croston

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