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A ducal title which has been traditionally awarded to junior members of the English and British royal families
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An English surname.
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name
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A place in Australia:
A locality in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A place in Australia:
A local government area in the Greater Hobart area of south-east Tasmania, Australia, named after the Duke of Clarence and a ship with that name; in full, the City of Clarence.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A settlement in north Canterbury, New Zealand, near the mouth of the Clarence River.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A place in Canada:
A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A place in Canada:
A community and former township in the city of Clarence-Rockland, eastern Ontario.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Button Township, Ford County, Illinois.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Cedar County, Iowa.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Barton County, Kansas.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A number of places in the United States:
A village in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Calhoun County, Michigan.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A number of places in the United States:
A minor city in Shelby County, Missouri.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A number of places in the United States:
A town and census-designated place therein, in Erie County, New York.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
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A placename given to towns in countries settled by the British.
A number of places in the United States:
A ghost town in the town of Spring Grove, Green County, Wisconsin.
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name
A name given to several rivers, including one in France and others in countries settled by the British.
A river in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France, a tributary of the Lys.
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A name given to several rivers, including one in France and others in countries settled by the British.
A river in the Northern Rivers region, New South Wales, Australia, which discharges into the Coral Sea, named after the Duke of Clarence,
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A name given to several rivers, including one in France and others in countries settled by the British.
A river in north Canterbury, New Zealand, which flows into the Pacific Ocean at Clarence.
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noun
A kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.
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a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
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Broader terms: carriage, equipage, rig
History
Originally a ducal title of the English and British royal family, from Clārensis (“from the town of Clare”), (the town of Clare, Suffolk), although it has also been associated with Italian Chiarenza, Clarentza, &c., a former fortress and settlement in the medieval Frankish Principality of Achaea in Greece.
Named after Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, later to become William IV of the United Kingdom.
Across languages
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