arbour

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noun

UK standard spelling of arbor.

Similar
arborbowerpergola
OriginMiddle English arbere ← Latin arbor →
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Meanings

arbour1

nounarbour (plural arbours)

plural arbours · alternative US arbor

  1. UK standard spelling of arbor.

Arbour2

proper nounArbour (plural Arbours)

plural Arbours

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna framework that supports climbing plants

Similar
arborbowerpergola
Broader
frameworkframe
Also see
arborbowerpergola

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

arbour · noun

  1. Latinarbor“tree”
  2. Middle Englisharbere
  3. Englisharbour

From Middle English arbere, arber, an alteration of herber, erber (“pleasure garden; herb garden”) influenced by Latin arbor (“tree”).

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Arbour · proper noun

* As a French surname, rendition of the Germanic name Hardburg, equivalent to hard + burg. Compare Harbour. * As an English surname, variant of Harbour.

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Cite this entry
APA

arbour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arbour

MLA

“arbour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arbour. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arbour,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arbour.

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