Clapham

Translingual

Proper noun

Clapham

1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Abraham Clapham (fl. 1860-1880).

Further reading

• Author query of the International Plant Names Index

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈklæp.əm/, /ˈklap.əm/

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Proper noun

Clapham

1. A number of places in England:
   1. A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0253).
   2. A small village in Kenn parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8987).
   3. A suburb of London, mostly in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2975).
   4. A village in Clapham cum Newby parish, Craven district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD7469).
   5. A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0906).
2. A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Mitcham, South Australia, named after Clapham, London.
3. An English habitational surname from Old English derived from these places.

Derived terms

• Clapham Common
• Clapham cum Newby
• Clapham Junction
• man on the Clapham omnibus

Anagrams

• Palmach