e/Kirk as a placename element

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has gloss	eng: Kirk is found as an element in many place names in Scotland and northern England, and in countries with large Scottish expatriate communities. It is derived from Kirk, the Scottish word for Church and in Scotland is sometimes a translation from a Scots Gaelic form involving cille or eaglais, both words for kirk or church.
lexicalization	eng: Kirk as a placename element
instance of	c/Placename etymologies