Stroud

//stɹaʊd// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of coarse wool used in blankets or for garment by Native Americans.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8505).
  3. 3
    A local government district of Gloucestershire, formed in 1974, with its headquarters near the town.
  4. 4
    A village and civil parish west of Petersfield, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7223).
  5. 5
    A town in MidCoast council area, New South Wales, Australia.
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  1. 6
    A city in Creek County and Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States.
  2. 7
    A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  3. 8
    A community in the town of Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

The English town is named as La Strode in a document of 1221, though most early records use the spelling Stroud. The Old English name Strōd refers to a "marshy land overgrown with brushwood". The original pronunciation survives in the Kent town of Strood.

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