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Holyhead

/ˈhɒlihɛd/

Holyhead proper noun: a town and community with a town council on Holy Island, in the county of Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH2482).

Proper noun

Holyhead

  1. A town and community with a town council on Holy Island, in the county of Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH2482).
  2. A surname.

Questions about Holyhead

What does Holyhead mean?
Holyhead means a town and community with a town council on Holy Island, in the county of Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH2482).
What part of speech is Holyhead?
Holyhead is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Holyhead?
Holyhead is pronounced /ˈhɒlihɛd/ (UK).

Words near Holyhead in the dictionary

  1. holyday
  2. holydays
  3. holyers
  4. Holyfield
  5. Holyfields
  6. Holyhead
  7. holyhedra
  8. holyhedron
  9. holyish
  10. Holyland
  11. Holymoorside

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