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Crewe^¹

/ˈkɹuː/ UK
/ˈkɹʉw/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈkɾʉ/ Scotland
/ˈkɾɪʊ/ Wales
/ˈkɹu/ US

Sounds like crew · Rhymes with -uː

Where it comes from

Recorded as Creu in the Domesday Book, the town's name is derived from Old Welsh criu (“weir; crossing”) (compare modern Welsh cryw).

proper noun Crewes · Crew

countable, uncountable A town and civil parish with a town council in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7055).
countable, uncountable A town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States.
countable A habitational surname from Welsh.

crewe^²

noun crewes

A group of people, especially in Louisiana, who support a Mardi Gras float in parades, as well as other charity work.

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@misc{crewe_2026,
  title = {crewe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crewe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}