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Rawdon

/ˈɹɔːdən/

Rawdon proper noun: a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2139).

Proper noun

Rawdon (countable and uncountable, plural Rawdons)

  1. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2139).
  2. A former township in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, now included in Stirling-Rawdon township.
  3. A municipality in Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Lanaudière region, Quebec, Canada.
  4. A habitational surname.

Forms of Rawdon

pluralRawdons

Origin of Rawdon

From Old Norse rauðr (“red”) + Old English dūn (“hill”).

Words formed from Rawdon

Questions about Rawdon

What does Rawdon mean?
Rawdon means a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2139).
What part of speech is Rawdon?
Rawdon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Rawdon?
Rawdon is pronounced /ˈɹɔːdən/.

Words near Rawdon in the dictionary

  1. Rawcliffe
  2. rawdog
  3. rawdogged
  4. rawdogging
  5. rawdogs
  6. Rawdon
  7. Rawdon Island
  8. Rawdon Vale
  9. Rawdons
  10. Rawe
  11. rawed

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