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Fortescues

Fortescues is the plural of Fortescue.

Meaning of Fortescue

Proper noun

Fortescue (countable and uncountable, plural Fortescues)

  1. (countable) A surname.
  2. (countable, rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A hamlet in Nether Exe parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9299).
  4. A small suburb of Sidmouth, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY1389)
  5. A small village in Holt County, Missouri, United States.
  6. A community in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.

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Questions about Fortescues

What is Fortescues the plural of?
Fortescues is the plural of Fortescue.

Words near Fortescues in the dictionary

  1. fortepianos
  2. Forterie
  3. Forteries
  4. fortes
  5. Fortescue
  6. Fortescues
  7. Forteviot
  8. Fortey
  9. forth
  10. Forth and Bargy
  11. forth-

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