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Featherstone

Featherstone proper noun: a village and civil parish in south-west Northumberland, England.

Proper noun

Featherstone (countable and uncountable, plural Featherstones)

  1. A village and civil parish in south-west Northumberland, England.
  2. A village and civil parish (served by Featherstone and Brinsford Parish Council) in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9306).
  3. A town and civil parish with a town council in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4220).
  4. A township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Prince William County, Virginia, United States.
  6. (countable) A surname.

Forms of Featherstone

pluralFeatherstones

Origin of Featherstone

From Middle English featherston, fetherstane, from Old English feoþerstān, fiþerstān (literally “four-stone”), from Old English fiþer- (“four”) + stān (“stone”).

Questions about Featherstone

What does Featherstone mean?
Featherstone means a village and civil parish in south-west Northumberland, England.
What part of speech is Featherstone?
Featherstone is a proper noun.

Words near Featherstone in the dictionary

  1. featherstitch
  2. featherstitched
  3. featherstitches
  4. featherstitching
  5. Featherston
  6. Featherstone
  7. Featherstonehaugh
  8. Featherstons
  9. feathertail
  10. feathertail glider
  11. feathertail gliders

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