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Norden

Norden proper noun: a hamlet in Corfe Castle parish, Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9483). Also the ellipsis of Norden bombsight.

Proper noun

Norden

  1. A hamlet in Corfe Castle parish, Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9483).
  2. A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8514).
  3. A village in Nevada County, California, United States.
  4. A township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Keya Paha County, Nebraska, United States, named after Norden in Germany.
  6. A town in Aurich district, Lower Saxony, Germany.
  7. A surname.

Also used as

Norden is also the ellipsis of Norden bombsight.

Forms of Norden

pluralNordens

Origin of Norden

A loanword from Scandinavian languages, referring to the Nordic countries or to northern Europe.

Phrases with Norden

Questions about Norden

What does Norden mean?
Norden means a hamlet in Corfe Castle parish, Dorset, England, formerly in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9483).
What part of speech is Norden?
Norden is a proper noun.

Words near Norden in the dictionary

  1. nordcapers
  2. Nordeen
  3. Nordeens
  4. NORDEFCO
  5. nordefrin
  6. Norden
  7. Norden bombsight
  8. Norden bombsights
  9. Nordenfelt gun
  10. Nordenfelt guns
  11. Nordens

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