Lambeth

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/ˈlæmbəθ/

proper noun

A district in central London, England.

OriginOld English lamb →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper nounLambeth (countable and uncountable, plural Lambeths)

plural Lambeths

  1. uncountableA district in central London, England.
  2. uncountableA London borough of Greater London.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
  4. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableAnglicanismEllipsis of Lambeth Conference.

    The first Lambeth Conference concluded with affirmation of the council format and the ideals of Church unity and ecumenical reunion. Those themes became important reference points for later Lambeths and for Anglicans generally.

    1993, William L. Sachs, The Transformation of Anglicanism, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 204

Origin

  1. Old Englishlamb“lamb”
  2. EnglishLambeth

The name is recorded in 1062 as Lambehitha, from Old English lamb (“lamb”) + hȳþ (“hithe, landing-place”), and in 1255 as Lambeth. Equivalent to lamb + hithe.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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