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PRONUNCIATION OF CREWE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CREWE

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Crewe is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CREWE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crewe

Crewe

Coordinates: 53°05′56″N 2°26′24″W / 53.099°N 2.44°W / 53.099; -2.44 Crewe is a railway town within the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the urban area had a population of 67,683. Crewe is perhaps best known as a large railway junction and home to Crewe Works, for many years a major railway engineering facility for manufacturing and overhauling locomotives, but now much reduced in size. From 1946 until 2002 it was also the home of Rolls-Royce motor car production. The Pyms Lane factory on the west of the town now produces Bentley motor cars exclusively.

Definition of Crewe in the English dictionary

The definition of Crewe in the dictionary is a town in NW England, in Cheshire: major railway junction. Pop: 67 683.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CREWE


Andrew
ˈændruː
breakthrough
ˈbreɪkˌθruː
brew
bruː
click-through
ˈklɪkˌθruː
crew
kruː
cru
kruː
drew
druː
grew
ɡruː
guru
ˈɡʊruː
Hebrew
ˈhiːbruː
kuru
ˈkʊruː
Nauru
nɑːˈuːruː
Peru
pəˈruː
roo
ruː
rue
ruː
screw
skruː
threw
θruː
through
θruː
thru
θruː
true
truː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CREWE

Creuse
creutzer
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

WORDS THAT END LIKE CREWE

awe
Crowe
ewe
Felixstowe
Great Zimbabwe
howe
Kitwe
krewe
Lilongwe
Loewe
Marlowe
owe
Rowe
seruewe
servewe
shock and awe
Stowe
Van der Merwe
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Zimbabwe

Synonyms and antonyms of Crewe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Crewe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CREWE

Find out the translation of Crewe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Crewe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Crewe» in English.

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克鲁
1,325 millions of speakers

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Crewe
570 millions of speakers

English

Crewe
510 millions of speakers

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Crewe
380 millions of speakers
ar

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كرو
280 millions of speakers

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Кру
278 millions of speakers

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Crewe
270 millions of speakers

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Crewe,
260 millions of speakers

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Crewe
220 millions of speakers

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Crewe
190 millions of speakers

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Crewe
180 millions of speakers

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クルー
130 millions of speakers

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크루
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Crewe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

க்ரூவ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Crewe
75 millions of speakers

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Crewe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Crewe
65 millions of speakers

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Crewe
50 millions of speakers

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Кру
40 millions of speakers

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Crewe
30 millions of speakers
el

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Κρου
15 millions of speakers
af

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Crewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Crewe
10 millions of speakers
no

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Crewe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Crewe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CREWE»

The term «Crewe» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.366 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CREWE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Crewe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CREWE»

Discover the use of Crewe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Crewe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Little Princess: The Story of Sara Crewe
It is the story of young Sara Crewe who while growing up in a well to do household suddenly finds herself impoverished when her father, Captain Crewe, dies penniless in India.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, 2004
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A Little Princess: Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now ...
Sara Crewe's young but doting father sends her to a London boarding school when she is seven.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, 2009
3
The Abbess of Crewe
An elegant fable about intrigue, corruption, and electronic surveillance, 'The Abbess of Crewe' (1974) is set in an English Benedictine convent. Steely and silky Abbess Alexandra has bugged the convent, and rigged her election.
Muriel Spark, 1995
4
Sara Crewe What Happened at Miss Minchin's
Published in 1888, Sara Crewe by Frances Burnett is about a young girl, Sara, the daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, 2008
5
Crewe: Railway Town, Company, and People, 1840-1914
Thus, Crewe provides an ideal arena in which to study the relationship between company and people and the effects of this claustrophobic association on emerging economic and social structure and politics, in the era of large-scale ...
Diane K. Drummond, 1995
6
Second-Hand Cultures
Drawing on six years of original research, this book explores what happens when the often contradictory motivations behind style and survival strategies are brought together in the second hand trade.
Nicky Gregson, Louise Crewe, 2003
7
The Prisoner Society: Power, Adaptation, and Social Life in ...
The Prisoner Society offers an in-depth sociological analysis of prison life drawn from the life stories and experiences of prisoners and the testimony of officers, managers and prison governors at the UK prison HMP Wellingborough, a medium ...
Ben Crewe, 2009
8
Lords of Parliament: Manners, Rituals and Politics
This is the only anthropological book about the British Parliament.
Emma Crewe, 2005
9
Acts of Memory: Cultural Recall in the Present
A theoretically grounded interdisciplinary study of "cultural memory" in sites ranging from Chile, Bolivia, and South Africa to Germany and the US.
Mieke Bal, Jonathan V. Crewe, Leo Spitzer, 1999
10
Give Up the Ghost
Cass McKenna much prefers ghosts over “breathers.” Ghosts are uncomplicated and dependable, and they know the dirt on everybody…and Cass loves dirt.
Megan Crewe, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CREWE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Crewe is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Calibre of King convinced Crewe Alex to swoop
"I have only heard good things about Crewe, the people who work here, the fans and how they give young players a chance. "I am here to work ... «Crewe Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Crewe Alexandra: Leicester City full-back Zoumana Bakayogo on trial
Crewe have made no secret of their search for a left-back after former loanee Greg Leigh turned down the chance to return after being released ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Labour to challenge Cheshire East over Crewe and Macclesfield …
Labour will be in Crewe town centre on Saturday to encourage people to contact their MPs over the council's decision to close respite services ... «Crewe Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
More than 30000 appointments missed in past year at Crewe hospital
At Millcroft Medical Centre in Crewe 209 GP appointments – almost two weeks of one doctor's time – was missed in the past month. «Crewe Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Three Cheshire East councillors are calling for no HGVs on the A534
Cheshire East Councillors, Margaret Simon, Sarah Pochin and Jacquie Weatherill on the A534 Crewe/Nantwich Road close to Willaston War ... «Crewe Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Crewe Mum raises money for new youth club
A mum's dream to open a youth centre is ever nearer after her first successful fundraising event. Julie Quinn Cornes organised a football ... «Crewe Chronicle, Jul 15»
7
Crewe asked for its view
105317.001 CEC Your Town Your Choice Logos_Crewe People in Crewe are invited to a series of events to give their views on the ... «Macclesfield - Wilmslow - Local News Cheshire Today, Jul 15»
8
Crewe and South Cheshire: Tonfanau report and results
A hat trick of wins, his second of the season at Tonfanau, has put Chris Mort (Honda 600) within only four points of clinching the Crewe and ... «BSN, Jul 15»
9
Coach returns to Crewe
our goalkeeping coach for next season," manager Steve Davis told Crewe's official website. "He is a good guy and a great coach. He works ... «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»
10
For candles of Nantwich set to move online
The 32-year-old will still be offering free deliveries to customers in Nantwich and Crewe and will be back in the town once a month for parties ... «Crewe Chronicle, Jul 15»

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