Kentish Town

UK/kɛntɪʃ taʊn/

proper noun

An urban area of London in the borough of Camden, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2985).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An urban area of London in the borough of Camden, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2985).

Origin

Probably derived from Ken-ditch or Caen-ditch, meaning the "bed of a waterway", and otherwise unrelated to the English county of Kent.

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APA

Kentish Town. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kentish%20Town

MLA

“Kentish Town.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kentish%20Town. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kentish Town,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kentish%20Town.

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