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Stowe

Stowe proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Stowe

  1. A surname.
  2. A civil parish and former village in Buckinghamshire.
  3. A hamlet in St Briavels parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5606).
  4. A hamlet in Whitney-on-Wye parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO2847).
  5. A small village and civil parish in south-west Shropshire, also spelt Stow (OS grid ref SO3173).
  6. A suburb of Lichfield, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1210).
  7. A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  8. A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
  9. A town in Lamoille County, Vermont.
  10. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.

Origin of Stowe

From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“place”).

Words formed from Stowe

Words that rhyme with Stowe

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Questions about Stowe

What does Stowe mean?
Stowe means a surname.
What part of speech is Stowe?
Stowe is a proper noun.

Words near Stowe in the dictionary

  1. stowbords
  2. stowce
  3. stowces
  4. stowdown
  5. stowdowns
  6. Stowe
  7. Stowe-by-Chartley
  8. stowed
  9. stowed away
  10. Stowell
  11. Stowells

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