Trowbridge

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proper noun

A town and civil parish in and the county town of Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8557).

OriginOld English trēow →
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Meanings

proper nounTrowbridge (countable and uncountable, plural Trowbridges)

plural Trowbridges · alternative Troubridge

  1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish in and the county town of Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8557).
  2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Sutter County, California, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtrēow“tree”
  2. EnglishTrowbridge

From Old English trēow (“tree”) + brycġ (“bridge”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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