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Canby

Canby proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Canby

  1. A surname.
  2. A census-designated place in Modoc County, California.
  3. A city in Clackamas County, Oregon, named after Edward Canby.

Words formed from Canby

Questions about Canby

What does Canby mean?
Canby means a surname.
What part of speech is Canby?
Canby is a proper noun.

Words near Canby in the dictionary

  1. Canberran
  2. Canberrans
  3. canbisol
  4. canbottle
  5. canbottles
  6. Canby
  7. Canby paxistima
  8. Canby's mountain lover
  9. Canby's mountain-lover
  10. cancan
  11. cancaneuse

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