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Shrewsbury

/ˈʃɹəʊzbɹi/US/ˈʃɹoʊzbəɹi/

Shrewsbury proper noun: a large market town, the county town of Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4912).

Proper noun

Shrewsbury

  1. A large market town, the county town of Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4912).
  2. A civil parish with a town council which includes the town in Shropshire, which partly replaced Shrewsbury and Atcham District when it was abolished in 2009.
  3. A small hamlet in Chatham-Kent municipality, south-western Ontario, Canada.
  4. A ghost town in Gore township, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  5. A hamlet in Portland parish, Jamaica.
  6. A declining rural unincorporated community in Grayson County, Kentucky.
  7. A former unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; a suburb of New Orleans.
  8. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  9. A city in St. Louis County, Missouri; an inner suburb of St. Louis.
  10. A township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, which has shrunk in size since 1693.
  11. A borough in eastern Monmouth County, New Jersey, formed in 1926 from the township.
  12. An unincorporated community in Upper Freehold Township, in southwestern Monmouth County, New Jersey.
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  1. An estuary in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
  2. A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
  3. Three townships in Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County, Sullivan County and York County.
  4. A town in Rutland County, Vermont.
  5. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  6. An English earldom.

Shrewsbury meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Kannada

Shrewsbury in Hindi

town in Shropshire, England
श्रूस्ब्री śrūsbrī

Shrewsbury in Marathi

town in Shropshire, England
श्रूझब्री śrūjhabrī

Shrewsbury in Urdu

town in Shropshire, England
شروزبری

Shrewsbury in Kannada

town in Shropshire, England
ಶ್ರೂಸ್ಬ್ರೀ śrūsbrī
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Shrewsbury in Gujarati
શ્રૂસ્બ્રી śrūsbrī
Shrewsbury in Arabic
شروزبري shruzibri
Shrewsbury in Persian
شروزبری
Shrewsbury in Thai
ชรุสบึรี

Origin of Shrewsbury

From Old English Sċrobbesburh (literally “fort in the scrubland region”), from *sċrob (“shrub, scrub”) + burh. Compare Shropshire from Sċrobbesċīr, short form of Sċrobbesbyriġ sċīr (literally “shire of Shrewsbury”).

Words formed from Shrewsbury

Phrases with Shrewsbury

Questions about Shrewsbury

What does Shrewsbury mean?
Shrewsbury means a large market town, the county town of Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4912).
What is Shrewsbury in Hindi?
Shrewsbury in Hindi is श्रूस्ब्री (śrūsbrī). See Shrewsbury meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Shrewsbury?
Shrewsbury is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shrewsbury?
Shrewsbury is pronounced /ˈʃɹəʊzbɹi/ (UK).

Words near Shrewsbury in the dictionary

  1. shrewlike
  2. shrewly
  3. shrewmice
  4. shrewmouse
  5. shrews
  6. Shrewsbury
  7. Shrewsbury cake
  8. Shrewsbury cakes
  9. Shrey
  10. Shreya
  11. Shri

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