Colebrooke

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7700).

OriginOld English cald →
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Meanings

proper nounColebrooke (countable and uncountable, plural Colebrookes)

plural Colebrookes · alternative Colebrook

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7700).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcald“cold”
  2. EnglishColebrooke

From Old English cald (“cold”) + brōc (“brook, stream, torrent”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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