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Crewe

//ˈkɹuː// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7055). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Welsh. countable
Noun
  1. 1
    A group of people, especially in Louisiana, who support a Mardi Gras float in parades, as well as other charity work.

Etymology

Recorded as Creu in the Domesday Book, the town's name is derived from Old Welsh criu (“weir; crossing”) (compare modern Welsh cryw).

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