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kirktown

kirktown noun: a small town or village in the vicinity of a parish church.

Noun

kirktown (plural kirktowns)

  1. (Scotland) A small town or village in the vicinity of a parish church.
    Synonyms:
    churchtown
  2. A glebe.

Synonyms of kirktown

Forms of kirktown

pluralkirktowns
alternative formkirkton
alternative formkirk-town

Origin of kirktown

From Middle English Kirketun, kyrktone, kyrktoune, from Old English Kyrchetūn, equivalent to kirk + town. Piecewise doublet of churchtown.

Questions about kirktown

What does kirktown mean?
Kirktown means a small town or village in the vicinity of a parish church.
What part of speech is kirktown?
Kirktown is a noun.
What is the plural of kirktown?
The plural of kirktown is kirktowns.

Words near kirktown in the dictionary

  1. Kirkton of Auchterhouse
  2. Kirkton of Cults
  3. Kirkton of Skene
  4. Kirkton of Tough
  5. kirktons
  6. kirktown
  7. kirktowns
  8. Kirkuk
  9. Kirkup
  10. Kirkups
  11. Kirkwall

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