"Trowbridge" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Trowbridges [plural]
Etymology: From Old English trēow (“tree”) + brycġ (“bridge”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|trēow||tree}} Old English trēow (“tree”), {{m|ang|brycġ||bridge}} brycġ (“bridge”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Trowbridge (countable and uncountable, plural Trowbridges)
  1. A town and civil parish in and the county town of Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8557). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Wiltshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in Wiltshire, England
    Sense id: en-Trowbridge-en-name-R2NiWrYa
  2. A census-designated place in Sutter County, California, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in California, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Trowbridge-en-name-BFP~Wetc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 52 20
  3. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Trowbridge-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Troubridge [surname]

Inflected forms

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