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Ludlow.

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6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈlʌd.ləʊ/UK/ˈlʌd.loʊ/General-American
  1. A placename: A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174).

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  2. A placename: A locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia, Australia.

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  3. A placename: A rural community of Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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  4. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California.

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  5. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado.

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  6. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Champaign County, Illinois.

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  7. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Kenton County, Kentucky.

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  8. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Aroostook County, Maine.

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  9. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.

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  10. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Livingston County, Missouri.

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  11. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.

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  12. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota.

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  13. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Windsor County, Vermont.

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  14. The Ludlow epoch.

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  15. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

adj/ˈlʌd.ləʊ/UK/ˈlʌd.loʊ/General-American
  1. Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes.

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Where this word comes from

From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).

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