Meanings
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0746).
Origin
From Short + -s- + town, named after the Short Brothers factory.
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APA
Shortstown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shortstown
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