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Roch

Roch proper noun: a river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell.

Proper noun

Roch

  1. A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell.
  2. A village in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8721).

Origin of Roch

From Middle English Rechedham, from Old English Reċedhām, of Brythonic origin, from the intensive Proto-Brythonic prefix *ar- + *koɨd (“wood”), meaning "river opposite of the wood." More at Roch.

Words formed from Roch

Questions about Roch

What does Roch mean?
Roch means a river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell.
What part of speech is Roch?
Roch is a proper noun.

Words near Roch in the dictionary

  1. Rocchios
  2. Rocco
  3. ROCE
  4. ROCEs
  5. Rocester
  6. Roch
  7. Rocha
  8. rochambeau
  9. Rochdale
  10. Rochdale principles
  11. roche

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