English Explanatory Dictionary

Truro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and civil parish with a city council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8244).
  2. The Cornish constituency which existed from 1295 to 1997 and encompassed the city.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Knox County, Illinois.
  5. A minor city in Madison County, Iowa.
  6. A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
  7. A township in Franklin County, Ohio.
  8. A town in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  9. A town in Mid Murray council area, South Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹʊəɹ.oʊ/ En-gb-Truro.ogg

Word forms

Truro

Etymology

Perhaps from Cornish try (“three, very”) + berow (“a boiling”), meaning "(a place of) great water turbulence", where the two fast rivers of Allen and Kenwyn meet to form the Truro. Alternatively, from the Gaulish tribal name Treveri, from Celtic trē ("through") + uer ("water, wet"), meaning "water crossing", in reference to "the people of the river crossing". The town in Nova Scotia is named after the city in England.

Derived words

Truronian Truro River Truro Shoal

Translations

Asturian: Truru Cornish: Truru Marathi: ट्रुरो
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