litchfield

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proper noun

A village in Litchfield and Woodcott parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4653).

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Meanings

litchfield1

nounlitchfield (plural litchfields)

plural litchfields · alternative litch-field · alternative litch field

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of lichfield.

Litchfield2

proper nounLitchfield (countable and uncountable, plural Litchfields)

plural Litchfields

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Litchfield and Woodcott parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4653).
    2. countableuncountableA community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. countableuncountableA municipality in Pontiac Regional County Municipality, southwestern Quebec, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableA local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia; in full, Litchfield Municipality.
    5. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Lassen County, California.
    6. countableuncountableA town and borough in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
    7. countableuncountableA city in Montgomery County, Illinois.
    8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
    9. countableuncountableA town in Kennebec County, Maine.
    10. countableuncountableA city and township in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
    11. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Meeker County, Minnesota.
    12. countableuncountableA township in Meeker County, Minnesota.
    13. countableuncountableA village in Sherman County, Nebraska.
    14. countableuncountableA town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
    15. countableuncountableA town in Herkimer County, New York.
    16. countableuncountableA township in Medina County, Ohio.
    17. countableuncountableA township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
    18. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Litchfield County.
  2. countableA surname.
  3. countablemisspellinguncountableMisspelling of Lichfield.

Origin

litchfield · noun

From litch + field.

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Litchfield · proper noun

From Old English Lyccid, from Common Brittonic, Letocetum, a placename meaning "greywood" + feld (“field”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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