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Folkestone

/ˈfoʊkstən/

Folkestone proper noun: a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2235).

Proper noun

Folkestone

  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2235).

Origin of Folkestone

From the Old English personal name *Folca, genitive singular *Folcan + stān (“stone”). The change to folces stan is probably due to false association with Old English folc (“people”).

Words formed from Folkestone

Questions about Folkestone

What does Folkestone mean?
Folkestone means a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2235).
What part of speech is Folkestone?
Folkestone is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Folkestone?
Folkestone is pronounced /ˈfoʊkstən/.

Words near Folkestone in the dictionary

  1. folker
  2. folkers
  3. Folkerses
  4. Folkerts
  5. Folkertses
  6. Folkestone
  7. Folkestone and Hythe
  8. Folkething
  9. Folketing
  10. folkfree
  11. folkgame

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