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Bromley

/ˈbɹɒmli/US/ˈbɹɑmli/

Bromley proper noun: a town in the borough of Bromley, in south-eastern Greater London, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4069).

Proper noun

Bromley (countable and uncountable, plural Bromleys)

  1. A town in the borough of Bromley, in south-eastern Greater London, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4069).
  2. A London borough of Greater London.
  3. A district in the borough of Tower Hamlets, East London, Greater London, also called Bromley by Bow (OS grid ref TQ3782).
  4. A hamlet in Standon parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL4121).
  5. A locality in Hordley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4026).
  6. A hamlet in Worfield parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7395).
  7. A hamlet in Wortley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3298).
  8. A suburb of Kingswinford, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9088).
  9. An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
  10. A minor city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
  11. A village in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe.
  12. An eastern suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  13. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia
  14. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Bromley

pluralBromleys
alternative formBramley

Origin of Bromley

From Old English brōm (“broom”) + lēah (“wood”). Equivalent to broom + -ley and doublet of Brimley; compare Broom.

Words formed from Bromley

Questions about Bromley

What does Bromley mean?
Bromley means a town in the borough of Bromley, in south-eastern Greater London, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4069).
What part of speech is Bromley?
Bromley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bromley?
Bromley is pronounced /ˈbɹɒmli/ (UK).

Words near Bromley in the dictionary

  1. bromized
  2. bromizer
  3. bromizers
  4. bromizes
  5. bromizing
  6. Bromley
  7. Bromley Cross
  8. Bromley Heath
  9. Bromley-by-Bow
  10. Bromleys
  11. bromlite

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