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Holcombe

Holcombe proper noun: a hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193).

Proper noun

Holcombe (countable and uncountable, plural Holcombes)

  1. A hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193).
  2. A village in Dawlish parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9574).
  3. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7816).
  4. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6749).
  5. A census-designated place in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Holcombe

pluralHolcombes

Origin of Holcombe

From Old English holh (“hollow”) + cumb (“combe, narrow valley”).

Words formed from Holcombe

Questions about Holcombe

What does Holcombe mean?
Holcombe means a hamlet in Uplyme parish, East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY3193).
What part of speech is Holcombe?
Holcombe is a proper noun.

Words near Holcombe in the dictionary

  1. Holbury
  2. HOLC
  3. holcad
  4. holcads
  5. Holcomb
  6. Holcombe
  7. Holcombe Brook
  8. Holcombe Burnell
  9. Holcombes
  10. holcorpid
  11. holcorpids

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