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Droylsden

/ˈdɹɔɪlzdən/

Droylsden proper noun: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9098).

Proper noun

Droylsden

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9098).

Origin of Droylsden

From Old English dryge (“dry”) + wella (“spring, well”) + denu (“valley”).

Questions about Droylsden

What does Droylsden mean?
Droylsden means a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9098).
What part of speech is Droylsden?
Droylsden is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Droylsden?
Droylsden is pronounced /ˈdɹɔɪlzdən/.

Words near Droylsden in the dictionary

  1. droxypropine
  2. droyle
  3. droyled
  4. droyles
  5. droyling
  6. Droylsden
  7. Droz
  8. Drozd
  9. Drozdowski
  10. Drozdowskis
  11. Drozds

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