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Shildon

Shildon proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2326).

Proper noun

Shildon

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2326).

Origin of Shildon

Thought to be from Old English sceld.

Questions about Shildon

What does Shildon mean?
Shildon means a town and civil parish with a town council in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2326).
What part of speech is Shildon?
Shildon is a proper noun.

Words near Shildon in the dictionary

  1. shilajeet
  2. shilajit
  3. Shilan
  4. Shilbottle
  5. shild
  6. Shildon
  7. shildren
  8. shiledar
  9. shiledars
  10. Shiley
  11. Shileys

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