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Dewsbury

/ˈdjuːzbəɹi/

Dewsbury proper noun: a minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2421).

Proper noun

Dewsbury

  1. A minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2421).
  2. A surname.

Forms of Dewsbury

alternative formDuesbury
alternative formJewesbury
alternative formJewsbury
alternative formJoesbury

Origin of Dewsbury

From the Welsh personal name Dewi, adapted into the Old English genitive case *Dewes + byriġ, the dative case of Old English burh (“fort”).

Questions about Dewsbury

What does Dewsbury mean?
Dewsbury means a minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2421).
What part of speech is Dewsbury?
Dewsbury is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dewsbury?
Dewsbury is pronounced /ˈdjuːzbəɹi/.

Words near Dewsbury in the dictionary

  1. dewrinkles
  2. dewrinkling
  3. dews
  4. Dewsall
  5. dewsavell
  6. Dewsbury
  7. dewse-a-vile
  8. dewse-a-vyle
  9. dewshine
  10. Dewuan
  11. dewwater

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