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Holywood

Holywood proper noun: a town in County Down, Northern Ireland.

Proper noun

Holywood

  1. A town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
  2. A small village north of Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9579).

Origin of Holywood

From holy + wood.

Questions about Holywood

What does Holywood mean?
Holywood means a town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
What part of speech is Holywood?
Holywood is a proper noun.

Words near Holywood in the dictionary

  1. Holytown
  2. Holywell
  3. Holywell Green
  4. Holywell Street
  5. Holywell-cum-Needingworth
  6. Holywood
  7. Holyworkfolk
  8. Holzapfel
  9. Holzapfels
  10. Holzer
  11. Holzers

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