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Westow

Westow proper noun: a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7565).

Proper noun

Westow

  1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7565).

Origin of Westow

"The women's meeting place", from Old English wīf (“woman”), genitive plural wīfa + stōw (“place”).

Questions about Westow

What does Westow mean?
Westow means a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7565).
What part of speech is Westow?
Westow is a proper noun.

Words near Westow in the dictionary

  1. Weston-super-Mare
  2. Weston-under-Lizard
  3. Weston-under-Redcastle
  4. Westoning
  5. Westover
  6. Westow
  7. Westoxification
  8. Westphal
  9. Westphalia
  10. Westphalian
  11. Westphalian ham

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