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Winslow

US/ˈwɪnzloʊ/

Winslow proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7728). Also the ellipsis of 8270 Winslow.

Proper noun

Winslow (countable and uncountable, plural Winslows)

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7728).
  2. A locality in Bromyard and Winslow parish, Herefordshire, England, including the hamlets of Lower and Upper Winslow (OS grid ref SO6153).
  3. A rural municipality in western Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Winslow No. 319.
  4. A city in Navajo County, Arizona.
    • "Well, I'm a standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona and such a fine sight to see. It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me".
  5. A minor city in Washington County, Arkansas.
  6. A former settlement in California.
  7. A village and township in Stephenson County, Illinois.
  8. A town in Pike County, Indiana.
  9. An unincorporated community in Boyd County, Kentucky.
  10. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
  11. A village in Dodge County, Nebraska.
  12. A township in Camden County, New Jersey.
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  1. An unincorporated community and township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
  2. A neighbourhood (and former name) of the city of Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington.
  3. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
  4. A locality in the Shire of Moyne, Victoria, Australia.
  5. A surname.
  6. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Also used as

Winslow is also the ellipsis of 8270 Winslow.

Synonyms of Winslow

  • Asteroid Winslow

Forms of Winslow

pluralWinslows

Origin of Winslow

From Middle English Wynselowe, from Old English Wineshlǣw, from Wines (“Wine's”, personal name) + hlāw (“mound”).

Words formed from Winslow

  • 8270 Winslow
  • Asteroid Winslow
  • Bromyard and Winslow
  • ligament of Winslow
  • Winslow Crater
  • Winslow Lake
  • Winslow Reef

Questions about Winslow

What does Winslow mean?
Winslow means a town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7728).
What part of speech is Winslow?
Winslow is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Winslow?
Winslow is pronounced /ˈwɪnzloʊ/ (US).

Words near Winslow in the dictionary

  1. Winslade
  2. Winslett
  3. Winsletts
  4. Winsley
  5. Winslop
  6. Winslow
  7. Winsock
  8. winsome
  9. winsomely
  10. winsomeness
  11. winsomenesses

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