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litchfield

litchfield is the alternative spelling of lichfield.

Meaning of lichfield

Noun

lichfield (plural lichfields)

  1. Synonym of burial ground.
    Synonyms:
    burial ground

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Proper noun capitalized: Litchfield

Litchfield (countable and uncountable, plural Litchfields)

  1. A village in Litchfield and Woodcott parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4653).
  2. A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A municipality in Pontiac Regional County Municipality, southwestern Quebec, Canada.
  4. A local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia; in full, Litchfield Municipality.
  5. A census-designated place in Lassen County, California.
  6. A town and borough in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  7. A city in Montgomery County, Illinois.
  8. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
  9. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
  10. A city and township in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
  11. A city, the county seat of Meeker County, Minnesota.
  12. A township in Meeker County, Minnesota.
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  1. A village in Sherman County, Nebraska.
  2. A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
  3. A town in Herkimer County, New York.
  4. A township in Medina County, Ohio.
  5. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
  6. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Litchfield County.
  7. (countable) A surname.
  8. (misspelling) Misspelling of Lichfield.

Forms of litchfield

Noun
plurallitchfields
alternative formlitch-field
alternative formlitch field
Proper noun
pluralLitchfields

Origin of litchfield

From litch + field.

From Old English Lyccid, from Common Brittonic, Letocetum, a placename meaning "greywood" + feld (“field”).

Words formed from litchfield

Questions about litchfield

What does litchfield mean?
Litchfield means a village in Litchfield and Woodcott parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4653).
What is litchfield the alternative spelling of?
Litchfield is the alternative spelling of lichfield.
What part of speech is litchfield?
Litchfield is a proper noun.

Words near litchfield in the dictionary

  1. litch-way
  2. litchee
  3. litchees
  4. litcherally
  5. litches
  6. litchfield
  7. Litchfield and Woodcott
  8. Litchfield County
  9. Litchfield Park
  10. litchfieldite
  11. litchfields

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