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Musgrave

Musgrave proper noun: a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the villages of Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave.

Proper noun

Musgrave (countable and uncountable, plural Musgraves)

  1. A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the villages of Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Musgrave

pluralMusgraves
alternative formMosgrove
alternative formMusgrove

Origin of Musgrave

From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + grāf (“grove”).

Words formed from Musgrave

Questions about Musgrave

What does Musgrave mean?
Musgrave means a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, which includes the villages of Great Musgrave and Little Musgrave.
What part of speech is Musgrave?
Musgrave is a proper noun.

Words near Musgrave in the dictionary

  1. museumobile
  2. museumobiles
  3. museums
  4. museumwide
  5. museumworthy
  6. Musgrave
  7. Musgrave Harbour
  8. Musgraves
  9. Musgravetown
  10. musgravite
  11. musgravites

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