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Holmby

Holmby proper noun: a small village in Skåne, Sweden.

Proper noun

Holmby (countable and uncountable, plural Holmbys)

  1. A small village in Skåne, Sweden.

Forms of Holmby

pluralHolmbys

Origin of Holmby

* (Places in United States and England): Variant of Holdenby. * (Place in Sweden): From Swedish Holmby, from Old Swedish holmber (“holm, islet”) + bȳ (“village, farm, town”).

Words formed from Holmby

  • Holmby Hills

Questions about Holmby

What does Holmby mean?
Holmby means a small village in Skåne, Sweden.
What part of speech is Holmby?
Holmby is a proper noun.

Words near Holmby in the dictionary

  1. Holmbergs
  2. holmberries
  3. holmberry
  4. Holmbridge
  5. holmbushite
  6. Holmby
  7. Holmdel
  8. holme
  9. Holme Abbey
  10. Holme East Waver
  11. Holme Hale

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