Etymology

Catterick

C3A1T1T1E1R1I1C3K5

Today it means: A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2497). Full definition →

Latin Cataractonium
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  1. Latin · derived fromCataractonium
  2. English todayCatterick

From Latin Cataractonium. From Proto-Brythonic/Proto-Celtic *katus (“battle”) + *traxtus (“shore, sand”).

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