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Matlock

Matlock proper noun: a town in Matlock Town parish, Derbyshire Dales district, the county town of Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK2960).

Proper noun

Matlock (countable and uncountable, plural Matlocks)

  1. A town in Matlock Town parish, Derbyshire Dales district, the county town of Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK2960).
  2. A community in the village of Dunnottar, Manitoba, Canada.
  3. A minor city in Sioux County, Iowa, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Mason County, Washington, United States.
  5. A rural locality in the Shire of Mansfield and Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
  6. (countable) A surname.

Forms of Matlock

pluralMatlocks

Origin of Matlock

From Old English mæðel or mæþel "assembly, speech" and āc "oak."

Words formed from Matlock

Questions about Matlock

What does Matlock mean?
Matlock means a town in Matlock Town parish, Derbyshire Dales district, the county town of Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK2960).
What part of speech is Matlock?
Matlock is a proper noun.

Words near Matlock in the dictionary

  1. matlike
  2. Matlin
  3. Matlins
  4. Matlinses
  5. matlo
  6. Matlock
  7. Matlock Bath
  8. Matlock Town
  9. matlockite
  10. matloes
  11. matlos

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