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Gosforth

Gosforth proper noun: a village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0603).

Proper noun

Gosforth

  1. A village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0603).
  2. A residential area of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2468).
    • Pardew has high hopes that one young Englishman, Paul Dummett, a left-back from Gosforth, the same Newcastle suburb that produced Alan Shearer, will make at least 10 appearances for his side this season.2013 August 20, Louise Taylor, “English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing”, in The Guardian
  3. A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Words formed from Gosforth

Questions about Gosforth

What does Gosforth mean?
Gosforth means a village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0603).
What part of speech is Gosforth?
Gosforth is a proper noun.

Words near Gosforth in the dictionary

  1. Gosewehr
  2. Gosford
  3. Gosford and Water Eaton
  4. Gosford Green
  5. Gosfordian
  6. Gosforth
  7. gosh
  8. gosh all hemlock
  9. gosh darn
  10. gosh darned
  11. gosh knows

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