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Prescott

Prescott proper noun: an English habitational surname from any of several places in England.

Proper noun

Prescott (countable and uncountable, plural Prescotts)

  1. (countable) An English habitational surname from any of several places in England.
  2. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A city, the county seat of Yavapai County, Arizona.
    • Collin Clabaugh moved from California to live with his grandparents in Prescott after his parents died within two weeks of each other in 2018.2020 January 16, Scottie Andrew, “An orphaned teen is being forced out of his grandparents’ senior community because he’s too young”, in CNN
  4. A city, the county seat of Nevada County, Arkansas.
  5. An unincorporated community in Shelby Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
  6. A minor city in Prescott Township, Adams County, Iowa.
  7. A minor city in Linn County, Kansas.
  8. A former town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  9. A village in Richland Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan.
  10. A township in Faribault County, Minnesota.
  11. An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
  12. A minor city in Columbia County, Oregon.
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  1. A minor city in Walla Walla County, Washington.
  2. A city in Pierce County, Wisconsin.
  3. A town in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A hamlet in Culmstock parish, Mid Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST0814).
  5. A settlement and civil parish (without a council) in Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9829).
  6. An area of Baschurch, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4221).
  7. A hamlet in Stottesdon parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO6681).

Forms of Prescott

pluralPrescotts

Words formed from Prescott

Questions about Prescott

What does Prescott mean?
Prescott means an English habitational surname from any of several places in England.
What part of speech is Prescott?
Prescott is a proper noun.

Words near Prescott in the dictionary

  1. prescore
  2. prescored
  3. prescores
  4. prescoring
  5. Prescot
  6. Prescott
  7. Prescott Valley
  8. Prescottian
  9. Prescotts
  10. prescratched
  11. prescreen

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