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Roxbury

Roxbury proper noun: a community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Proper noun

Roxbury

  1. A community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  2. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in McPherson County, Kansas.
  4. A small town in Oxford County, Maine.
  5. A neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
  6. A small town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
  7. A township in Morris County, New Jersey.
  8. A town in Delaware County, New York.
  9. A neighbourhood of Queens, New York.
  10. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Ohio.
  11. An unincorporated community in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A small town in Washington County, Vermont.
  13. A town and unincorporated community in Dane County, Wisconsin.

Origin of Roxbury

From Old English hrōc (“rook”), in the genitive singular case hrōces + byriġ, from burg (“fortified place”).

Words formed from Roxbury

Questions about Roxbury

What does Roxbury mean?
Roxbury means a community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
What part of speech is Roxbury?
Roxbury is a proper noun.

Words near Roxbury in the dictionary

  1. Roxburghe bindings
  2. roxburghiadiol
  3. roxburghiadiols
  4. Roxburghs
  5. Roxburghshire
  6. Roxbury
  7. Roxbury waxwork
  8. Roxby
  9. Roxby cum Risby
  10. roxbyite
  11. Roxeanne

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