Sherbourne

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England.

OriginOld English scīr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England.
  2. A populated place in Saint John parish, Barbados.

Origin

  1. Old Englishscīr“bright, clear”
  2. EnglishSherbourne

From Old English scīr (“bright, clear”), definite form scīra + burna (“stream”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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