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Sherbourne

Sherbourne proper noun: a village and civil parish in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England.

Proper noun

Sherbourne

  1. A village and civil parish in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England.
  2. A populated place in Saint John parish, Barbados.

Origin of Sherbourne

From Old English scīr (“bright, clear”), definite form scīra + burna (“stream”).

Questions about Sherbourne

What does Sherbourne mean?
Sherbourne means a village and civil parish in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England.
What part of speech is Sherbourne?
Sherbourne is a proper noun.

Words near Sherbourne in the dictionary

  1. sherbets
  2. sherbetty
  3. sherbety
  4. Sherborn
  5. Sherborne
  6. Sherbourne
  7. Sherbro
  8. Sherbrooke
  9. Sherbrookian
  10. Sherbrookians
  11. Sherburn

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