Catterick

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2497).

OriginLatin Cataractonium →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2497).

Origin

  1. LatinCataractonium
  2. EnglishCatterick

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

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APA

Catterick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catterick

MLA

“Catterick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catterick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Catterick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catterick.

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