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platt¹

Where it comes from

From Early Modern English platte, a variation (probably dialectal) of plot (“plot of land”); see plat and plot for more.

noun platts

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of plat (“scheme, plan, design, map”). 3rdly That it also be recommended to all persons concerned to have their platts passed through the Surveyor Generals Office, and, in all respects, ready for the grant, in case they shall be entitled to the same, by the said 10th of September.

platt²

Where it comes from

From Middle English platten, whence also plait; see plat.

noun platts

  1. countable, obsolete, uncountable Obsolete spelling of plat (“material made by interweaving, especially by interweaving straw, to make hats”). straw platt

platt³

noun platts

  1. Cornwall, obsolete A marketplace.

Platt⁴

Where it comes from

From German Platt, Low German Platt or Clipping of Plattdeutsch.

proper noun

  1. rare Plattdeutsch, Low German For quotations using this term, see Citations:Platt.

Platt⁵

proper noun

  1. A village in Zellerndorf municipality, Hollabrunn district, Lower Austria.
  2. A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6257).
  3. An unincorporated community in DeSoto County, Florida, United States.
  4. A ghost town in Angelina County, Texas, United States.

Platt⁶

Where it comes from

English habitational surname from Platt Bridge, from Old French plat (“footbridge”).

proper noun

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: storehouse, warehouse, putti, plattdeutsch, platt-deutsch, platt deutsch, low german, low prussian, plautdietsch, deutsch, low dutch, low germany, eastphalian, westmünsterländisch, netherdutch, germish

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@misc{platt_2026,
  title = {platt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/platt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}