Crenshaw

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounCrenshaw (plural Crenshaws)

plural Crenshaws

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Panola County and Quitman County, Mississippi, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.
  4. A neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
  5. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Crenshaw County.
nounCrenshaw (plural Crenshaws)

plural Crenshaws

  1. A kind of melon with a hard yellow-green rind.

Origin

(melon): Named after American horticulturist Edwin Crenshaw.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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