Pronunciations
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/ˈbætəɫ/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
Proper noun
A habitational surname from Middle English from places in England that have been sites of a battle.
A place name: A town and civil parish with a town council in Rother district, East Sussex, England; supposed site of the Battle of Hastings (OS grid ref TQ7416).
A place name: A hamlet in Yscir community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SO0131).
A place name: A river in Saskatchewan, Canada: see Battle River.
A place name: A ghost town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.
Usage- Historical