English Explanatory Dictionary

Bancroft

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A suburban area in Stantonbury parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8340).
  3. A rural locality in North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.
  4. A town in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California.
  7. A minor city in Caribou County, Idaho.
  8. A minor city in Kossuth County, Iowa.
  9. A minor city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
  10. An unincorporated community in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
  11. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  12. A village in Shiawassee County, Michigan.

Pronunciation

/ˈbænˌkɹɒft/ /ˈbænˌkɹɔft/ /-ˌkɹɑft/

Word forms

Bancroft Bancrofts

Etymology

From Old English bēan (“bean”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

Derived words

Bancroftian Bancroftian filariasis
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