English Explanatory Dictionary

Grantchester

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4356).

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹɑːn.t͡ʃɪs.tə/ /ˈɡrɑːn.t͡ʃɛs.tə/ /ˈɡɹæn.t͡ʃɛs.tɚ/

Word forms

Grantchester

Etymology

Appeared in the Domesday Book as Granteseta (settlers on the River Granta). The present spelling is derived from Old English ceaster.

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