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Dereham

/ˈdɪəɹəm/

Dereham proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England. Also called East Dereham (OS grid ref TF9913).

Proper noun

Dereham

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England. Also called East Dereham (OS grid ref TF9913).

Origin of Dereham

From Old English Dēorhām, equivalent to dēor (“wild animal”) + hām (“home”).

Words formed from Dereham

Questions about Dereham

What does Dereham mean?
Dereham means a town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England. Also called East Dereham (OS grid ref TF9913).
What part of speech is Dereham?
Dereham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dereham?
Dereham is pronounced /ˈdɪəɹəm/.

Words near Dereham in the dictionary

  1. deregulationists
  2. deregulations
  3. deregulator
  4. deregulators
  5. deregulatory
  6. Dereham
  7. dereification
  8. dereifications
  9. dereified
  10. dereifies
  11. dereify

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