"Box" meaning in English

See Box in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Boxx [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-prop}} Box
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Box-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A village in Minchinhampton parish, south of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8600). Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Gloucestershire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Gloucestershire, England
    Sense id: en-Box-en-name-IEU9dsvb
  3. A village and civil parish near Corsham, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8268). Categories (place): Civil parishes of Wiltshire, England, Places in England, Places in Wiltshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Wiltshire, England
    Sense id: en-Box-en-name-5CBx56Zm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 23 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 17 48 6 7 4 6 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 17 52 6 7 4 6 0 0 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Box-Cox distribution, Box-Cox transform, Box-Cox transformation, Boxford, Boxgrove, Box Hill, Box-Muller transform
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