English Explanatory Dictionary

Litchfield

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village in Litchfield and Woodcott parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4653).
  3. A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A municipality in Pontiac Regional County Municipality, southwestern Quebec, Canada.
  5. A local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia; in full, Litchfield Municipality.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. A census-designated place in Lassen County, California.
  8. A town and borough in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  9. A city in Montgomery County, Illinois.
  10. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
  11. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
  12. A city and township in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of lichfield.

Word forms

Litchfield Litchfields litch-field litch field

Etymology

From Old English Lyccid, from Common Brittonic, Letocetum, a placename meaning "greywood" + feld (“field”).

Related words

Lichfield

Derived words

Litchfield and Woodcott Litchfield County
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