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Killingworth.

A placename:

12 characters3 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A placename: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2771).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A placename: A small suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A placename: A locality in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A placename: A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From the unattested Old English personal name *Cylla + -ing (“belonging to”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

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