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Gravesend

/ˌɡreɪvzˈɛnd/

Gravesend proper noun: an ancient town situated on the Thames Estuary in north-west Kent, England, and the administrative centre of Gravesham borough (OS grid ref TQ6474).

Proper noun

Gravesend

  1. An ancient town situated on the Thames Estuary in north-west Kent, England, and the administrative centre of Gravesham borough (OS grid ref TQ6474).
  2. A locality in the Gwydir council area and the Moree Plains council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Questions about Gravesend

What does Gravesend mean?
Gravesend means an ancient town situated on the Thames Estuary in north-west Kent, England, and the administrative centre of Gravesham borough (OS grid ref TQ6474).
What part of speech is Gravesend?
Gravesend is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gravesend?
Gravesend is pronounced /ˌɡreɪvzˈɛnd/.

Words near Gravesend in the dictionary

  1. gravery
  2. graves
  3. Graves County
  4. Graves' disease
  5. Graves' ophthalmopathy
  6. Gravesend
  7. gravesful
  8. Gravesham
  9. graveship
  10. graveships
  11. Gravesian

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