Brough

English

/ˈbɹʌf/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (village in Cumbria).
  • (town on the Humber estuary in the East Riding of Yorkshire), also called Brough-on-Humber OS grid ref SE9426.
  • (hamlet in Nottinghamshire).

Etymology

Inherited from Old English burh (fortified place, fort, town).

Origin

Old English

burh

Gloss

fortified place, fort, town

Concept
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Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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