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Toxteth

UK/ˈtɒkstəθ/

Toxteth proper noun: an inner city area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England.

Proper noun

Toxteth

  1. An inner city area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England.

Origin of Toxteth

Unknown. One theory is that the word means "Toki's landing". Another theory mentions a town in the Domesday Book called Stochestede, which could be from stocc (“stock, stake”) + stede (“stead; place”).

Questions about Toxteth

What does Toxteth mean?
Toxteth means an inner city area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England.
What part of speech is Toxteth?
Toxteth is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Toxteth?
Toxteth is pronounced /ˈtɒkstəθ/ (UK).

Words near Toxteth in the dictionary

  1. toxotes
  2. toxotid
  3. toxotids
  4. toxtazin
  5. toxtazins
  6. Toxteth
  7. toxungen
  8. toxæmia
  9. toxæmias
  10. toxæmic
  11. toxæmiæ

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