Cheshunt

[ ches-uhnt ]

/ ˈtʃɛs ənt /

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noun

a suburban town in Hertfordshire, in SE England.

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Words nearby Cheshunt

Cheshire, Cheshire cat, Cheshire cheese, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshunt, Cheshvan, cheskey, Chesnutt, chess, chessboard

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How to use Cheshunt in a sentence

Nursery and market gardening, largely under glass, brick-making and saw-mills are the chief industries of Cheshunt.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
The writer first came under his influence during his second session at Cheshunt.
James Gilmour of Mongolia|James Gilmour
In 1792 the college was removed to Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, where it remained till 1905, when it was transferred to Cambridge.
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Ascham taught Elizabeth—then sixteen years old—for two years, chiefly at Cheshunt.
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After this he visited Ireland, and then became pastor to a Nonconformist congregation at Cheshunt.
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British Dictionary definitions for Cheshunt

Cheshunt

/ (ˈtʃɛʃənt) /

noun

a town in SE England, in SE Hertfordshire: a dormitory town of London. Pop: 55 275 (2001)

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