Dictionary

Bishop en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɪʃəp/

Etymology

From bishop.

Meanings

1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of bishop, particularly as a title or term of address.
   alt of bishop
   alt of particularly as a title or term of address
2. A self-propelled 25-pounder vehicle produced by the United Kingdom during World War II, so called from a supposed resemblance to a bishop's miter.

Forms

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Bishop en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɪʃəp/

Etymology

From bishop.

Meanings

1. (countable) An English surname originating as an occupation.
2. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States. ▸ A city in Inyo County, California; named for nearby Bishop Creek, itself named for early settler Samuel Addison Bishop.
4. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States. ▸ A town in Oconee County, Georgia; named for local landowner W. H. Bishop.
5. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Forest City Township, Mason County, Illinois; named for landowner Henry Bishop.
6. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Worcester County, Maryland.
7. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States. ▸ A city in Nueces County, Texas; named for landowner F. Z. Bishop.
8. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Tazewell County, Virginia and McDowell County, West Virginia, located on the state line.
9. (countable, uncountable) A locale in the United States. ▸ A ghost town in Whitman County, Washington; named for two early settlers.

Forms

Deriveds

Bishopville

Translations (5)

te బిషప్ (surname and its quivalents) · es Obispo (surname and its quivalents) · fr Lévesque (surname and its quivalents) · cmn 畢曉普 /毕晓普 (surname and its quivalents) · cmn 畢曉普 /毕晓普 (given name)

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