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Ludlow
//ˈlʌd.loʊ// adj, name
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes. not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 1 A placename:; A town and civil parish with a town council in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5174). countable, uncountable
- 2 A placename:; A locality in the Shire of Capel, Western Australia, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename:; A rural community of Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Las Animas County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Champaign County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Kenton County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Aroostook County, Maine. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Livingston County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
- 12 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
- 13 A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Windsor County, Vermont. countable, uncountable
- 14 The Ludlow epoch. countable, uncountable
- 15 A habitational surname from Old English. countable
Etymology
Etymology 1
From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).
Etymology 2
From the Old English river name Hlūde, now the River Teme, + hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).
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