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Holderness

Holderness proper noun: a coastal area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Proper noun

Holderness (countable and uncountable, plural Holdernesses)

  1. A coastal area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
  2. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, named after Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness.
  3. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Holderness

pluralHoldernesses
alternative formHolness

Origin of Holderness

From Old Norse hǫldr (“man, hero”) + nes (“headland”).

Questions about Holderness

What does Holderness mean?
Holderness means a coastal area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
What part of speech is Holderness?
Holderness is a proper noun.

Words near Holderness in the dictionary

  1. Holderfield
  2. Holderfields
  3. Holderian
  4. Holderman
  5. Holdermans
  6. Holderness
  7. Holdernesses
  8. holders
  9. holders-up
  10. holdership
  11. holderships

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