English Explanatory Dictionary

Ludlow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174).
  3. A locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia, Australia.
  4. A rural community of Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California.
  7. A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
  8. A village in Champaign County, Illinois.
  9. A city in Kenton County, Kentucky.
  10. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  11. A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
  12. A village in Livingston County, Missouri.
adj
  1. Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes.

Pronunciation

/ˈlʌd.ləʊ/ /ˈlʌd.loʊ/

Word forms

Ludlow Ludlows

Etymology

From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

Translations

Bulgarian: Лъдлоу Chinese Mandarin: 拉德洛 Greek: Λουντλόβια Lithuanian: Ladlou Persian: لودلاو Russian: Ладлоу Welsh: Llwydlo
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