crewe

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UK/ˈkɹuː/British, Southern, Standard/ˈkɹʉw/Scotland/ˈkɾʉ/Wales/ˈkɾɪʊ/

noun

A group of people, especially in Louisiana, who support a Mardi Gras float in parades, as well as other charity work.

OriginOld Welsh criu →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

crewe1

nouncrewe (plural crewes)

plural crewes

  1. A group of people, especially in Louisiana, who support a Mardi Gras float in parades, as well as other charity work.

Crewe2

proper nounCrewe (countable and uncountable, plural Crewes)

plural Crewes · alternative Crew

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7055).
    2. countableuncountableA town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Welsh.

Origin

  1. Old Welshcriu“weir; crossing”
  2. EnglishCrewe

Recorded as Creu in the Domesday Book, the town's name is derived from Old Welsh criu (“weir; crossing”) (compare modern Welsh cryw).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with crewe

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Sounds the same

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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