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Ludlow
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English
<dab!>
Etymology
From the en ang - river name ang Hlūde, now the River Teme, + ang hlǣw mountain, hill, mound.
Pronunciation
en /ˈlʌd.ləʊ/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Tesco250-Ludlow.wav UK
en /ˈlʌd.loʊ/ GA
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en town/and/cpar with a town council in south co/Shropshire cc/England OS grid ref SO5174. Parish map (England)
en locality in the Shire of Capel, s/Western Australia c/Australia.
en rural community co/Northumberland County p/New Brunswick c/Canada.
en number of places c/USA:
en ucomm co/San Bernardino County s/California.
en ghost town co/Las Animas County s/Colorado.
en village co/Champaign County s/Illinois.
en city co/Kenton County s/Kentucky.
en town co/Aroostook County s/Maine.
en town co/Hampden County s/Massachusetts.
en village co/Livingston County s/Missouri.
en ucomm co/McKean County s/Pennsylvania.
en ucomm co/Harding County s/South Dakota.
en town co/Windsor County s/Vermont.
en geology The Ludlow epoch.
en countable en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Ludlovian
Translations
town
Bulgarian: bg Лъдлоу
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 拉德洛 Lādéluò
Greek: el Λουντλόβια f
Lithuanian: lt Ladlou
Persian: fa لودلاو
Russian: ru Ладлоу
Welsh: cy Llwydlo f
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Ludlow is the 8534th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3856 individuals. Ludlow is most common among White (88.07%) individuals.
Adjective
-
en geology Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes.
See also
Appendix:Geologic timescale
References