kirktown

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noun

A small town or village in the vicinity of a parish church.

Similar
churchtown
OriginMiddle English Kirketun, kyrktone, kyrktoune ← Old English Kyrchetūn →
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Meanings

nounkirktown (plural kirktowns)

plural kirktowns · alternative kirkton · alternative kirk-town

  1. ScotlandA small town or village in the vicinity of a parish church.

    Synonyms: churchtown

  2. A glebe.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small town or village in the vicinity of a parish church.

Similar
churchtown
Also see
churchtown

Origin

  1. Old EnglishKyrchetūn
  2. Middle EnglishKirketun, kyrktone, kyrktoune
  3. Englishkirktown

From Middle English Kirketun, kyrktone, kyrktoune, from Old English Kyrchetūn, equivalent to kirk + town. Piecewise doublet of churchtown.

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APA

kirktown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirktown

MLA

“kirktown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirktown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kirktown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirktown.

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