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Morpeth

Morpeth proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in and the administrative centre of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1985).

Proper noun

Morpeth

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in and the administrative centre of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1985).
  2. A community in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada, named after Lord Morpeth.
  3. A suburb of the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, named after the Northumbrian town.

Origin of Morpeth

Originally recorded in the Assize Rolls of Northumberland of 1256 as Morthpath, from morð pað, ”murder path”.

Questions about Morpeth

What does Morpeth mean?
Morpeth means a town and civil parish with a town council in and the administrative centre of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1985).
What part of speech is Morpeth?
Morpeth is a proper noun.

Words near Morpeth in the dictionary

  1. Morozoff
  2. Morozov
  3. Morozovan
  4. morozovellid
  5. Morozovs
  6. Morpeth
  7. morph
  8. morph.
  9. morphability
  10. morphable
  11. morphactin

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