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kirktown en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English Kirketun, kyrktone, kyrktoune, from Old English Kyrchetūn, equivalent to kirk + town. Piecewise doublet of churchtown.

Meanings

  1. (Scotland) A small town or village in the vicinity of a parish church.
  2. A glebe.

Forms

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kirkton alternative lexicographic
kirktowns Number=Plur lexicographic
kirk-town alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

churchtown