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Finchley

/ˈfɪnt͡ʃli/

Finchley proper noun: a suburban area in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2590).

Proper noun

Finchley

  1. A suburban area in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2590).

Origin of Finchley

Probably from Old English finċ (“finch”) + lēah (“woodland”), equivalent to finch + -ley (“lea”). Doublet of Finkley.

Words formed from Finchley

Questions about Finchley

What does Finchley mean?
Finchley means a suburban area in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2590).
What part of speech is Finchley?
Finchley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Finchley?
Finchley is pronounced /ˈfɪnt͡ʃli/ (UK).

Words near Finchley in the dictionary

  1. Finchers
  2. finchery
  3. finches
  4. finching
  5. Finchingfield
  6. Finchley
  7. finchlike
  8. Finchum
  9. Finchums
  10. Finck
  11. Fincks

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