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Rottingdean

Rottingdean proper noun: a village in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3702).

Proper noun

Rottingdean

  1. A village in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3702).

Origin of Rottingdean

Perhaps the valley of the people associated with Rōta (a male personal name, probably the leader of a band of invading Saxons). The first recorded mention is Rotingeden, in the Domesday Book.

Questions about Rottingdean

What does Rottingdean mean?
Rottingdean means a village in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3702).
What part of speech is Rottingdean?
Rottingdean is a proper noun.

Words near Rottingdean in the dictionary

  1. rotting
  2. rotting away
  3. rotting in hell
  4. rotting off
  5. rotting through
  6. Rottingdean
  7. Rottinghaus
  8. Rottinghauses
  9. rottingly
  10. rottingness
  11. rottings

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