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Acklam

Acklam proper noun: a suburb of Middlesbrough borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ477168).

Proper noun

Acklam (countable and uncountable, plural Acklams)

  1. A suburb of Middlesbrough borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ477168).
  2. A village and civil parish in Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE784617).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Acklam

pluralAcklams

Origin of Acklam

From Old English āc (“oak”) + the dative plural of lēah (“clearing”).

Questions about Acklam

What does Acklam mean?
Acklam means a suburb of Middlesbrough borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ477168).
What part of speech is Acklam?
Acklam is a proper noun.

Words near Acklam in the dictionary

  1. Ackfords
  2. ackgt.
  3. ackgts.
  4. Ackinchesacky
  5. acking
  6. Acklam
  7. Acklams
  8. Ackland
  9. Acklands
  10. Ackles
  11. Ackleses

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