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Kilburn

UK/kɪlbɜːn/

Kilburn proper noun: a suburb in the borough of Brent and borough of Camden, London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ245835).

Proper noun

Kilburn (countable and uncountable, plural Kilburns)

  1. A suburb in the borough of Brent and borough of Camden, London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ245835).
  2. A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK385455).
  3. A village in Kilburn High and Low parish, previously in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England, divided into High Kilburn and Low Kilburn (OS grid ref SE512797).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Kilburn

pluralKilburns
alternative formKilborn
alternative formKilbourn
alternative formKilbourne

Origin of Kilburn

From either the unattested Old English personal name *Cylla or cyline (“kiln”) + burna (“stream, brook”).

Words formed from Kilburn

Questions about Kilburn

What does Kilburn mean?
Kilburn means a suburb in the borough of Brent and borough of Camden, London, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ245835).
What part of speech is Kilburn?
Kilburn is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kilburn?
Kilburn is pronounced /kɪlbɜːn/ (UK).

Words near Kilburn in the dictionary

  1. Kilbride
  2. Kilbrides
  3. Kilbridge
  4. Kilburg
  5. Kilburgs
  6. Kilburn
  7. Kilburn High and Low
  8. Kilburns
  9. Kilby
  10. Kilbys
  11. kilch

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