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Great Barr

Great Barr proper noun: a suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (originally South Staffordshire) (OS grid ref SP0495).

Proper noun

Great Barr

  1. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (originally South Staffordshire) (OS grid ref SP0495).
  2. parts of Birmingham and Walsall, near to the above.

Origin of Great Barr

From Proto-Brythonic *barr (“tip, point, peak”) (cf. Irish bàrr). With Great added to disambiguate from Little Barr; see also Perry Barr.

Questions about Great Barr

What does Great Barr mean?
Great Barr means a suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (originally South Staffordshire) (OS grid ref SP0495).
What part of speech is Great Barr?
Great Barr is a proper noun.

Words near Great Barr in the dictionary

  1. Great Aycliffe
  2. Great Ayton
  3. great balls of fire
  4. Great Bardfield
  5. Great Barford
  6. Great Barr
  7. Great Barrier Island
  8. Great Barrier Reef
  9. Great Barrington
  10. Great Barton
  11. Great Basin

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