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Mansfield

Mansfield proper noun: a town in Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5361). Also the ellipsis of Mansfield College.

mansfield: a town in Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5361)
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Proper noun

Mansfield

  1. A town in Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5361).
  2. Mansfield District, a local government district in Nottinghamshire with its headquarters in the town.
  3. A small village north of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6214).
  4. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
  5. A community in Mulmur township, Dufferin County, Ontario.
  6. A community in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
  7. A city in Scott County and Sebastian County, Arkansas.
  8. A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
  9. A minor city in Newton County, Georgia.
  10. A village in Piatt County, Illinois.
  11. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Parke County, Indiana.
  12. An unincorporated community in Finney County, Kansas.
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  1. A city, the parish seat of DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
  2. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
  3. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
  4. A city in Wright County, Missouri.
  5. A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.
  6. A township in Warren County, New Jersey.
  7. A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
  8. A city, the county seat of Richland County, Ohio.
  9. A borough in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
  10. A census-designated place in Brown County and Spink County, South Dakota.
  11. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Tennessee.
  12. A city in Tarrant County, Ellis County and Johnson County, Texas.
  13. A town in Douglas County, Washington.
  14. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
  15. A suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  16. A town in eastern Victoria, Australia.
  17. A local government area in Victoria, Australia, which includes the town; in full, the Shire of Mansfield.
  18. A surname.

Also used as

Mansfield is also the ellipsis of Mansfield College.

Origin of Mansfield

From Old English Mamesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”).

Words formed from Mansfield

Phrases with Mansfield

Questions about Mansfield

What does Mansfield mean?
Mansfield means a town in Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK5361).
What part of speech is Mansfield?
Mansfield is a proper noun.

Words near Mansfield in the dictionary

  1. Mansers
  2. manservant
  3. manservants
  4. manses
  5. Manset
  6. Mansfield
  7. Mansfield bar
  8. Mansfield bars
  9. Mansfield Center
  10. Mansfield Depot
  11. Mansfield Woodhouse

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