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Wroxeter

Wroxeter proper noun: a small village in Wroxeter and Uppington parish, Shropshire, England, originally a Roman settlement (OS grid ref SJ5608).

Proper noun

Wroxeter

  1. A small village in Wroxeter and Uppington parish, Shropshire, England, originally a Roman settlement (OS grid ref SJ5608).
  2. A community in Howick township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.

Origin of Wroxeter

From Middle English Wroccecestre, Wrochecestre, Roceceaster, from Old English *Wreocenċeaster, from *Wreocen (attested as Wreocensǣte) + ċeaster (“fortress; city”), borrowed from Latin Viroconium, itself borrowed from Early Brythonic *Wirokü, from Proto-Celtic *Wirokū.

Phrases with Wroxeter

Questions about Wroxeter

What does Wroxeter mean?
Wroxeter means a small village in Wroxeter and Uppington parish, Shropshire, England, originally a Roman settlement (OS grid ref SJ5608).
What part of speech is Wroxeter?
Wroxeter is a proper noun.

Words near Wroxeter in the dictionary

  1. wrout
  2. wrouted
  3. wrouting
  4. wrouts
  5. Wroxall
  6. Wroxeter
  7. Wroxeter and Uppington
  8. Wroxham
  9. Wroxton
  10. WRP
  11. WRPG

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