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Ostrow

Ostrow proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Ostrow (plural Ostrows)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Ostrow

pluralOstrows
alternative formOstrov
alternative formOstroff

Origin of Ostrow

Jewish and Polish surname Ostrów, from several placenames derived from ostrów (“river island”). Also shortened from Ostrowski.

Questions about Ostrow

What does Ostrow mean?
Ostrow means a surname.
What part of speech is Ostrow?
Ostrow is a proper noun.

Words near Ostrow in the dictionary

  1. ostrovegan
  2. ostroveganism
  3. ostrovegans
  4. Ostrovsky
  5. Ostrovskys
  6. Ostrow
  7. Ostrowiec
  8. Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
  9. Ostrowski
  10. Ostrowski numeration
  11. Ostrowskis

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