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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A place in England:; A civil parish and former village in Buckinghamshire.
3. 3
   A place in England:; A hamlet in St Briavels parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5606).
4. 4
   A place in England:; A hamlet in Whitney-on-Wye parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO2847).
5. 5
   A place in England:; A small village and civil parish in south-west Shropshire, also spelt Stow (OS grid ref SO3173).

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6. 6
   A place in England:; A suburb of Lichfield, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK1210).
7. 7
   A place in the United States:; A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
8. 8
   A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
9. 9
   A place in the United States:; A town in Lamoille County, Vermont.
10. 10
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.

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harriet elizabeth beecher stowe

Etymology

From Middle English stowe, from Old English stōw (“place”).

Related phrases

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