Bancroft

/ˈbænˌkɹɒft/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A suburban area in Stantonbury parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8340). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A rural locality in North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A town in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Caribou County, Idaho. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Kossuth County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Jefferson County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Aroostook County, Maine. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Shiawassee County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Freeborn County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township and village therein, in Cuming County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Kingsbury County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Putnam County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Portage County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

From Old English bēan (“bean”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

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