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Petworth

Petworth proper noun: a small town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9721).

Proper noun

Petworth

  1. A small town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9721).
    • They have driven into the very centre of Petworth, with no parking spaces yet evident. The town is very beautiful – cobbled streets, flowers in the windows, antiques shops every five yards – but he is unable to enjoy it.2023, Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die, Viking, page 156
  2. A neighbourhood in north-west Washington, D.C., United States.

Questions about Petworth

What does Petworth mean?
Petworth means a small town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9721).
What part of speech is Petworth?
Petworth is a proper noun.

Words near Petworth in the dictionary

  1. petuntze
  2. petuntzes
  3. Petway
  4. Petways
  5. Petwo
  6. Petworth
  7. Petz
  8. Petzes
  9. petzite
  10. petzites
  11. Petzold

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