clarence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.
name
  1. A ducal title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the English and British royal families
  2. An English surname.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
  5. A place in Australia:
  6. A locality in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia.
  7. A local government area in the Greater Hobart area of south-east Tasmania, Australia, named after the Duke of Clarence and a ship with that name; in full, the City of Clarence.
  8. A settlement in north Canterbury, New Zealand, near the mouth of the Clarence River.
  9. A place in Canada:
  10. A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
  11. A community and former township in the city of Clarence-Rockland, eastern Ontario.
  12. A number of places in the United States:

Pronunciation

/ˈklæɹəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Clarence.wav

Word forms

clarence clarences

Etymology

Named after Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, later to become William IV of the United Kingdom.

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