Todmorden

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English Totta (Totta's) +‎ dene (valley); alternatively, from Old English Tod (Death) +‎ Mort (Death) +‎ dene (valley); or otherwise deriving from Old English tod (fox) +‎ mor (moor) +‎ dene (valley).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɒdmədən/, /ˈtɒdmɔːdən/
  • (locally) IPA(key): /ˈtɒdməɹdən/, /tɔːmdɪn/

Proper noun

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Todmorden

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England. Until 1889 it was in both Lancashire and Yorkshire.
    Synonym: (colloquial) Tod

References

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