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Jarrow

/ˈd͡ʒæroʊ/

Jarrow proper noun: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, north-east England, located on the River Tyne (OS grid ref NZ3265).

Proper noun

Jarrow

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, north-east England, located on the River Tyne (OS grid ref NZ3265).

Forms of Jarrow

alternative formJarra

Origin of Jarrow

From Middle English Jarwe, Jaruum, from Old English on Ġyrwum (“(at the) marshes”) (Latin: in Gyruum), dative plural of ġyru (“mud; marsh”), from Proto-Germanic *gurwijō (“mud”) from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm; hot”). Related to gore, from Proto-Germanic *gurą (“half-digested stomach contents; feces; manure”). The dʒ sound in Middle English j derives from a nasal before palatalised ġ (compare singe).

Questions about Jarrow

What does Jarrow mean?
Jarrow means a town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, north-east England, located on the River Tyne (OS grid ref NZ3265).
What part of speech is Jarrow?
Jarrow is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Jarrow?
Jarrow is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒæroʊ/.

Words near Jarrow in the dictionary

  1. jarring
  2. jarringly
  3. jarringness
  4. jarrings
  5. Jarrod
  6. Jarrow
  7. jarry
  8. Jarryd
  9. jars
  10. Jarsdel
  11. jarsful

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