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St Cross

St Cross proper noun: a southern suburb of Winchester, Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4728). Also the ellipsis of St Cross College.

Proper noun

St Cross

  1. A southern suburb of Winchester, Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4728).

Also used as

St Cross is also the ellipsis of St Cross College.

Origin of St Cross

It apparently refers to the Holy Cross as a saint. Compare with St. Croix and Sainte-Croix.

Questions about St Cross

What does St Cross mean?
St Cross means a southern suburb of Winchester, Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4728).
What part of speech is St Cross?
St Cross is a proper noun.

Words near St Cross in the dictionary

  1. St Clears
  2. St Clement
  3. St Columb Major
  4. St Columb Road
  5. St Combs
  6. St Cross
  7. St Cuthbert Out
  8. St Cuthbert Without
  9. St Cyrus
  10. St David's
  11. St Davids

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