Arundel

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/ˈæɹəndəl/

proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0107).

OriginOld English hārhūne →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0107).
  2. A township municipality in Les Laurentides regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  3. A town in York County, Maine, United States.
  4. A suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
  5. A small settlement by the Rangitata River, south Canterbury, New Zealand.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhārhūne“horehound”
  2. EnglishArundel

From Old English hārhūne (“horehound”) + dell (“small valley”).

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Arundel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arundel

MLA

“Arundel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arundel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arundel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arundel.

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