Shoreham

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5161).

OriginOld English Sċorhām →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5161).
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Shoreham-by-Sea: a coastal town and port in Adur district, West Sussex, England.
  3. A village in Berrien County, Michigan, United States.
  4. A village in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
  5. A town in Addison County, Vermont, United States.
  6. A coastal town in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishSċorhām
  2. EnglishShoreham

From Old English Sċorhām, from *scora (“shore”) + ham (“village, home, estate”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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