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Kentish Town

/kɛntɪʃ taʊn/

Kentish Town proper noun: an urban area of London in the borough of Camden, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2985).

Proper noun

Kentish Town

  1. An urban area of London in the borough of Camden, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2985).

Origin of Kentish Town

Probably derived from Ken-ditch or Caen-ditch, meaning the "bed of a waterway", and otherwise unrelated to the English county of Kent.

Questions about Kentish Town

What does Kentish Town mean?
Kentish Town means an urban area of London in the borough of Camden, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2985).
What part of speech is Kentish Town?
Kentish Town is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kentish Town?
Kentish Town is pronounced /kɛntɪʃ taʊn/ (UK).

Words near Kentish Town in the dictionary

  1. Kentish glory
  2. Kentish plover
  3. Kentish plovers
  4. Kentish rag
  5. Kentish rags
  6. Kentish Town
  7. Kentishman
  8. Kentishmen
  9. kentjur
  10. Kentland
  11. kentle

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