English Explanatory Dictionary

Winslow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7728).
  3. A locality in Bromyard and Winslow parish, Herefordshire, England, including the hamlets of Lower and Upper Winslow (OS grid ref SO6153).
  4. A rural municipality in western Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Winslow No. 319.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. A city in Navajo County, Arizona.
  7. A minor city in Washington County, Arkansas.
  8. A former settlement in California.
  9. A village and township in Stephenson County, Illinois.
  10. A town in Pike County, Indiana.
  11. An unincorporated community in Boyd County, Kentucky.
  12. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪnzloʊ/

Word forms

Winslow Winslows

Etymology

From Middle English Wynselowe, from Old English Wineshlǣw, from Wines (“Wine's”, personal name) + hlāw (“mound”).

Synonyms

Asteroid Winslow

Derived words

8270 Winslow Asteroid Winslow Bromyard and Winslow Winslow Crater Winslow Lake Winslow Reef
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