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Southend

Southend proper noun: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see south, end. Also the ellipsis of Southend-on-Sea.

Proper noun

Southend

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see south, end.
  2. A village in Bradfield parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU5970).
  3. A hamlet in Brightwalton parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4278).
  4. A hamlet in Turville parish, southern Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SU7589).
  5. A hamlet in North Nibley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7495).
  6. A small suburban area in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3871).
  7. A hamlet in Garsington parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5801).
  8. A small village in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, at the south end of Kintyre (OS grid ref NR6908).
  9. A small town on Curtis Island, Queensland, Australia.
  10. A town and locality in south-eastern South Australia, Australia.
  11. A community in north-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada.

Also used as

Southend is also the ellipsis of Southend-on-Sea.

Southend is also the abbreviation of Southend-on-Sea.

Forms of Southend

alternative formSouth End
alternative formSouth-End
alternative formSouth-end

Origin of Southend

From south + end.

Words formed from Southend

Questions about Southend

What does Southend mean?
Southend means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see south, end.
What part of speech is Southend?
Southend is a proper noun.

Words near Southend in the dictionary

  1. southeasts
  2. southeastward
  3. southeastwardly
  4. southeastwards
  5. southed
  6. Southend
  7. Southend-on-Sea
  8. souther
  9. Southerden
  10. southered
  11. Southerham

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