cheriton
/ˈt͡ʃɛɹɪtən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.62 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A hamlet in Brendon and Countisbury parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7346).
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A village and civil parish in the City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5828).
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A suburb of Folkestone, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2037).
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A small village on the Gower peninsula in Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton community, city and county of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS4593).
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A town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.
Etymology
From Middle English Cericton, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure, settlement; town”). Doublet of Kirton.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Cericton, ċiriċe, tūn