Conway
/ˈkɒnweɪ/
Conway proper noun: the River Conway, the former English name of the River Conwy in North Wales.
Proper noun
Conway (countable and uncountable, plural Conways)
- The River Conway, the former English name of the River Conwy in North Wales.
- The former English spelling of Conwy, a town in North Wales.
- A city, the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas.
- A census-designated place in Orange County, Florida.
- A minor city in Taylor County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, McPherson County, Kansas.
- A village in Union Parish, Louisiana.
- A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts.
- A census-designated place in Little Traverse Township, Emmet County, Michigan.
- A township in Livingston County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Laclede County, Missouri.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
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- A minor city in Walsh County, North Dakota.
- A town in Northampton County, North Carolina.
- A borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of Horry County, South Carolina.
- A short river in Virginia.
- A census-designated place in Skagit County, Washington.
- A locality in Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.
- A river in north Canterbury, New Zealand, which flows into the Pacific Ocean.
- A habitational surname from Welsh derived from the former spelling of Conwy, the town or river in North Wales.
- The two main figures in a high-stakes clash of wits inspired by this number series were Dr. John Conway, a professor of mathematics at Princeton University in New Jersey and Dr. Colin L. Mallows, a mathematician at A.T.&T. Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J.1988 August 30, Malcolm W. Browne, “Intellectual Duel: Brash Challenge, Swift Response”, in The New York Times
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Forms of Conway
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Origin of Conway
Anglicization of Welsh Conwy
Words formed from Conway
Phrases with Conway
Questions about Conway
- What does Conway mean?
- Conway means the River Conway, the former English name of the River Conwy in North Wales.
- What part of speech is Conway?
- Conway is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Conway?
- Conway is pronounced /ˈkɒnweɪ/.
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