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All Cannings

All Cannings proper noun: a village and civil parish east of Devizes, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0761).

Proper noun

All Cannings

  1. A village and civil parish east of Devizes, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0761).

Origin of All Cannings

Recorded as Caninge 1086 (DB), Aldekanning in 1205; from Old English eald (“old”), Cannings is from the family or followers of Cana + -ingas.

Questions about All Cannings

What does All Cannings mean?
All Cannings means a village and civil parish east of Devizes, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0761).
What part of speech is All Cannings?
All Cannings is a proper noun.

Words near All Cannings in the dictionary

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  4. all but dissertation
  5. all but thesis
  6. All Cannings
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  9. all cats are gray at night
  10. all cats are gray in the dark
  11. all cats are grey at night

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