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cheapside

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
cheap-side
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A street, and surrounding district, in the City of London; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lombard Street (and others).

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A village mostly in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9469).

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A hamlet in Anstey parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4033).

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A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.

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A ghost town in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.

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An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From Old English Ċēapsīde, i.e. “district beside the market”. See ċēap and sīde.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does cheapside mean?
A street, and surrounding district, in the City of London; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lombard Street (and others).
Where does cheapside come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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