Litchfield

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English

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Etymology

From Old English Lyccid, from Common Brittonic, Letocetum, a placename meaning "greywood" + feld (“field”).

Proper noun

Litchfield (countable and uncountable, plural Litchfields)

  1. A placename:
    1. A village in Litchfield and Woodcott parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4653).
    2. A community of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    3. A municipality in Pontiac Regional County Municipality, southwestern Quebec, Canada.
    4. Litchfield Municipality, a local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia.
    5. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A census-designated place in Lassen County, California.
      2. A town and borough in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
      3. A city in Montgomery County, Illinois.
      4. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
      5. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
      6. A city and township in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
      7. A city, the county seat of Meeker County, Minnesota.
      8. A township in Meeker County, Minnesota.
      9. A village in Sherman County, Nebraska.
      10. A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
      11. A town in Herkimer County, New York.
      12. A township in Medina County, Ohio.
      13. A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
      14. Ellipsis of Litchfield County.
  2. (countable) A surname.
  3. Misspelling of Lichfield.

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French

Etymology

The municipality is named after one of two English locales: either the city of Lichfield in Staffordshire or the village of Litchfield in Hampshire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /litʃ.fild/
  • Hyphenation: Litch‧field
  • Rhymes: -ild

Proper noun

Litchfield m

  1. A municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
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