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byland

UK/ˈbaɪlənd/

byland noun: a peninsula.

Noun

byland (plural bylands)

  1. (rare) A peninsula.
    • […] the "byland or peninsula" of Selsey.1930, The Sussex County Magazine, volume 4, page 887

Proper noun capitalized: Byland

Byland (plural Bylands)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of byland

Noun
pluralbylands
alternative formby-land
alternative formbiland
Proper noun
pluralBylands

Origin of byland

From by- + land.

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, perhaps from Old English byġe (“curve, bend”) + land (“land”).

Words formed from byland

Questions about byland

What does byland mean?
Byland means a peninsula.
What part of speech is byland?
Byland can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce byland?
Byland is pronounced /ˈbaɪlənd/ (UK).
What is the plural of byland?
The plural of byland is bylands.

Words near byland in the dictionary

  1. Bykhaw
  2. byknife
  3. byknives
  4. Bykowski
  5. Bykowskis
  6. byland
  7. Byland Abbey
  8. Byland with Wass
  9. bylander
  10. bylanders
  11. bylands

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