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Westcott

Westcott proper noun: a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7117).

Proper noun

Westcott (countable and uncountable, plural Westcotts)

  1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7117).
  2. A hamlet in Bridford parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7886).
  3. A village (unparished) west of Dorking, Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1448).
  4. A ghost town in Phelps County, Missouri, United States.
  5. A neighbourhood of Syracuse, New York, United States.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Westcott

pluralWestcotts
alternative formWestacott

Origin of Westcott

From Old English west (“west”) + cot (“cottage; shelter”).

Words formed from Westcott

Questions about Westcott

What does Westcott mean?
Westcott means a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7117).
What part of speech is Westcott?
Westcott is a proper noun.

Words near Westcott in the dictionary

  1. Westchesterite
  2. Westchesterites
  3. Westcliff
  4. Westcliff-on-Sea
  5. Westcliffe
  6. Westcott
  7. Westcottian
  8. Westcotts
  9. Westdale
  10. Westdean
  11. wested

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