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Entwistle

Entwistle proper noun: a hamlet in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada.

Proper noun

Entwistle (countable and uncountable, plural Entwistles)

  1. A hamlet in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada.
  2. A village in North Turton parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7217).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Entwistle

pluralEntwistles

Origin of Entwistle

From either Old English henn (“hen”) or ened (“duck”) + twisel (“fork; bifurcation”).

Questions about Entwistle

What does Entwistle mean?
Entwistle means a hamlet in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada.
What part of speech is Entwistle?
Entwistle is a proper noun.

Words near Entwistle in the dictionary

  1. entwinings
  2. entwins
  3. entwist
  4. entwisted
  5. entwisting
  6. Entwistle
  7. Entwistles
  8. entwists
  9. entwite
  10. enty
  11. entypy

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