English Explanatory Dictionary

Kentish Town

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An urban area of London in the borough of Camden, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2985).

Pronunciation

/kɛntɪʃ taʊn/ LL-Q7979-Soundguys-Kentish Town.wav

Word forms

Kentish Town

Etymology

Probably derived from Ken-ditch or Caen-ditch, meaning the "bed of a waterway", and otherwise unrelated to the English county of Kent.

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