Meanings
proper noun
- A large village in Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
- A hamlet in Sturton le Steeple parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England, by the River Trent. (OS grid ref SK8282).
Origin
From Old English lȳtel (“little”) + burh (“borough”) or brōc (“brook”). Piecewise doublet of Littlebury and Luxembourg.
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APA
Littleborough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Littleborough
MLA
“Littleborough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Littleborough. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Littleborough,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Littleborough.
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