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Nunthorpe

Nunthorpe proper noun: an outer suburb and civil parish in Middlesbrough borough, North Yorkshire, England; the suburb extends into Redcar and Cleveland (OS grid ref NZ5315).

Proper noun

Nunthorpe

  1. An outer suburb and civil parish in Middlesbrough borough, North Yorkshire, England; the suburb extends into Redcar and Cleveland (OS grid ref NZ5315).

Origin of Nunthorpe

From Old English nunne (“nun”) + Old Norse þorp (“village, settlement”).

Questions about Nunthorpe

What does Nunthorpe mean?
Nunthorpe means an outer suburb and civil parish in Middlesbrough borough, North Yorkshire, England; the suburb extends into Redcar and Cleveland (OS grid ref NZ5315).
What part of speech is Nunthorpe?
Nunthorpe is a proper noun.

Words near Nunthorpe in the dictionary

  1. Nuns' Island
  2. nunship
  3. Nunspeet
  4. nunsploitation
  5. nuntee
  6. Nunthorpe
  7. nuntii
  8. nuntius
  9. nunty
  10. nunu
  11. Nunungan

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