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Whitstone

Whitstone proper noun: a village and civil parish in north-east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2698).

Proper noun

Whitstone (countable and uncountable, plural Whitstones)

  1. A village and civil parish in north-east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2698).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Whitstone

pluralWhitstones

Origin of Whitstone

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + stān (“stone”).

Questions about Whitstone

What does Whitstone mean?
Whitstone means a village and civil parish in north-east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2698).
What part of speech is Whitstone?
Whitstone is a proper noun.

Words near Whitstone in the dictionary

  1. whitsour
  2. whitsours
  3. Whitstable
  4. whitster
  5. whitsters
  6. Whitstone
  7. Whitstones
  8. Whitsun
  9. Whitsun Monday
  10. Whitsun Tide
  11. Whitsun Tuesday

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