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Otterburn

Otterburn proper noun: a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY8893).

Proper noun

Otterburn (countable and uncountable, plural Otterburns)

  1. A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY8893).
  2. A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8857).
  3. An unincorporated community in Amelia County, Virginia, United States.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Otterburn

pluralOtterburns

Origin of Otterburn

From Old English oter (“otter”) + burna (“stream”).

Questions about Otterburn

What does Otterburn mean?
Otterburn means a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY8893).
What part of speech is Otterburn?
Otterburn is a proper noun.

Words near Otterburn in the dictionary

  1. otter shrews
  2. Otter Tail County
  3. otter trawler
  4. otter trawling
  5. Otterbourne
  6. Otterburn
  7. Otterburns
  8. Otterden
  9. otteresque
  10. Otterham
  11. otterhound

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