"Blackamoor" meaning in All languages combined

See Blackamoor on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Blakemor (first recorded use in 1210), from Old English blæc (“black”) + mór (“moor”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|blæc||black}} Old English blæc (“black”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Blackamoor
  1. A village in Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6925). Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Lancashire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Lancashire, England
    Sense id: en-Blackamoor-en-name-zHKUjWco Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: Blackamoors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Blackamoor (plural Blackamoors)
  1. (obsolete or archaic, offensive) Alternative letter-case form of blackamoor Tags: alt-of, archaic, obsolete, offensive Alternative form of: blackamoor
    Sense id: en-Blackamoor-en-noun-y0dKLqoy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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