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Copley

Copley proper noun: a village west of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0825).

Proper noun

Copley (countable and uncountable, plural Copleys)

  1. A village west of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0825).
  2. A suburb of Stalybridge, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9798).
  3. A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0822).
  4. An unincorporated community in Summit County, Ohio, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.
  6. A small town in South Australia.
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Copley

pluralCopleys

Origin of Copley

From Old English copp (“hilltop”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Words formed from Copley

Questions about Copley

What does Copley mean?
Copley means a village west of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0825).
What part of speech is Copley?
Copley is a proper noun.

Words near Copley in the dictionary

  1. Cople
  2. Coplen
  3. Coplens
  4. copless
  5. Copleston
  6. Copley
  7. Copley Hill
  8. Copleys
  9. coplike
  10. Coplin
  11. Coplin jar

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