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Windsor

UK/ˈwɪndzə/US/ˈwɪndzɚ/

Windsor proper noun: a market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, famous for Windsor Castle. See Windsor, Berkshire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia.

Proper noun

Windsor

  1. A market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, famous for Windsor Castle. See Windsor, Berkshire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  2. A hamlet in Polperro parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX1851).
  3. A neighbourhood of Crowle, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE7612).
  4. A locality in the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  5. An inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  6. A locality in South Australia.
  7. An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  8. A former town on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, now part of the town of Grand Falls-Windsor.
  9. A community in Hants County, Nova Scotia.
  10. A city in Essex County, Ontario, famous for its auto industry. See Windsor, Ontario on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  11. A town in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
  12. A township in North Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.
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  1. A suburb of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  2. A town in Sonoma County, California.
  3. A home rule municipality of Larimer County and Weld County, Colorado.
  4. A large town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
    • Black-Burke said the cameras helped the Windsor police solve a stolen-car case a few years ago, but now she’s worried about privacy.2026 July 15, Jayne Chacko, “2 CT towns end contracts with automated license plate reader company Flock Safety”, in NBC Connecticut, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2026
  5. An unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida.
  6. A gated community and census-designated place on Orchard Island, Indian River County, Florida.
  7. An unincorporated community in Walton County, Georgia.
  8. A village in Rivoli Township, Mercer County, Illinois.
    Synonyms:
    New Windsor
  9. A small city in Shelby County, Illinois.
  10. An unincorporated community in Stoney Creek Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
  11. An unincorporated community in Casey County, Kentucky.
  12. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
  13. A small town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  14. A city in Henry County and Pettis County, Missouri.
  15. A small town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
  16. A small unincorporated community in Robbinsville Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
  17. A town and village in Broome County, New York.
  18. A town, the county seat of Bertie County, North Carolina.
  19. An unincorporated community in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
  20. A borough of York County, Pennsylvania.
  21. A small town in Aiken County, South Carolina.
  22. A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
  23. A town in the Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
  24. A village and former town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
  25. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Windsor Township.
  26. A habitational surname from Old English from the town in Berkshire.
  27. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  28. The Royal House of Windsor — from the traditional seat at Windsor Castle.

Synonyms of Windsor

Forms of Windsor

alternative form (obsolete)Windsore

Origin of Windsor

Inherited from Middle English Wyndelsore, from Old English Windlesōra (“Windsor”, literally “bank with a windlass, winch by the riverside”), from *windel ("reel, winch"; > Middle English windel (“reel, spool”)) + ōra (“bank, shore”). See windlass.

Words formed from Windsor

Phrases with Windsor

Questions about Windsor

What does Windsor mean?
Windsor means a market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, famous for Windsor Castle. See Windsor, Berkshire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia.
What part of speech is Windsor?
Windsor is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Windsor?
Windsor is pronounced /ˈwɪndzə/ (UK).

Words near Windsor in the dictionary

  1. windsnap
  2. windsnaps
  3. windsock
  4. windsocks
  5. windsome
  6. Windsor
  7. Windsor and Maidenhead
  8. Windsor bean
  9. Windsor beans
  10. Windsor blue
  11. Windsor blues

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