Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foxhall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: fox-hall
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A townland west of Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland.

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A hamlet in Farleigh Wallop parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6146).

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A civil parish (served by Brightwell, Foxhall and Purdis Farm Joint Parish Council) in East Suffolk district, east of Ipswich, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district.

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A hamlet in Kirkliston parish, City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland, traditionally in West Lothian (OS grid ref NT1374).

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A hamlet in Llangwm community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9808).

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A neighbourhood in north-western Washington, D.C., United States.

Example Sentences

"Soon we were climbing through New Mills and Foxhall, both of which are closed entirely, their buildings doing their bit to ease the housing problem, and Kilmacrenan was reached at four o'clock."

Etymology

The Suffolk place-name is from Old English foxhol (“foxhole”). The Kirkliston place-name is a calque from Cumbric (compare Carlowrie).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: foxhol

Questions

What does foxhall mean?: A townland west of Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland.
Where does foxhall come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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