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Linwood

/ˈlɪnwʊd/

Linwood proper noun: a surname.

linwood: a surname
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Proper noun

Linwood

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4364).
  4. A hamlet in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1910).
  5. A small village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1186).
  6. A community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  7. A community in Wellesley, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
  8. A settlement in the Mid North region of South Australia.
  9. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  10. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Indiana.
  11. A minor city in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
  12. An unincorporated community and historic district in Carroll County, Maryland.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.
  2. A village and historic district in the towns of Northbridge and Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  3. An unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan.
  4. A township in Anoka County, Minnesota.
  5. A village in Platte Township, Butler County, Nebraska.
  6. A township in Butler County, Nebraska.
  7. A city and historic district in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
  8. A locality in Fort Lee borough, Bergen County, New Jersey.
  9. An unincorporated community near Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina.
  10. A neighbourhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  11. A census-designated place in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A ghost town, now flooded, in Daggett County, Utah.
  13. An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
  14. A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.

Origin of Linwood

From Old English lind (“linden tree”) + Old English wudu (“woods, forest”).

Questions about Linwood

What does Linwood mean?
Linwood means a surname.
What part of speech is Linwood?
Linwood is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Linwood?
Linwood is pronounced /ˈlɪnwʊd/.

Words near Linwood in the dictionary

  1. Linuxism
  2. Linuxisms
  3. Linville
  4. linvoseltamab
  5. Linwei
  6. Linwood
  7. LINX
  8. Linxia
  9. Linxiangian
  10. liny
  11. Linyi

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