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Townsend

/ˈtaʊn.zənd/

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Australia/ˈtæɔn.zənd/

Townsend proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Townsend (countable and uncountable, plural Townsends)

  1. (countable) A surname.
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  2. (countable) A male given name.
  3. A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A former township in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A town in New Castle County, Delaware.
  6. An unincorporated community in McIntosh County, Georgia.
  7. A town and census-designated place in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  8. A city, the county seat of Broadwater County, Montana.
  9. Two townships in Ohio, in Huron County and Sandusky County.
  10. A minor city in Blount County, Tennessee.
  11. A town and census-designated place in Oconto County, Wisconsin.
  12. A council ward in Chesham parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP9602).
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  1. A suburb of Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7409).
  2. A neighbourhood in Chittlehampton parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6325).
  3. A northern suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1194).
  4. A hamlet in Baughurst parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5658).
  5. A western suburb of St Albans, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL1408).
  6. A neighbourhood in East Challow parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU3887).
  7. A settlement in East Harptree parish, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset (OS grid ref ST5756).
  8. A hamlet in Priddy parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5251).
  9. A suburban area in Merriott parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4413).
  10. An eastern suburb of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9147)
  11. A hamlet in Poulshot parish, south-west of Devizes, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9659).
  12. A suburban area of Urchfont, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0456).
  13. A neighbourhood in Dale community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8106).
  14. A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Forms of Townsend

pluralTownsends
alternative formTownshend
alternative formTownhend
alternative formTownend

Origin of Townsend

From town + -s- + end. From Middle English toun (“hamlet, village”) + ende (“end”), referring to a dweller at the outskirts of a village.

Words formed from Townsend

Phrases with Townsend

Questions about Townsend

What does Townsend mean?
Townsend means a surname.
What part of speech is Townsend?
Townsend is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Townsend?
Townsend is pronounced /ˈtaʊn.zənd/ (UK).

Words near Townsend in the dictionary

  1. Townsel
  2. townselike
  3. Townsell
  4. Townsells
  5. Townsels
  6. Townsend
  7. Townsend avalanche
  8. Townsend avalanches
  9. Townsend daisies
  10. Townsend daisy
  11. Townsend deprivation index

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