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Hornbys

Hornbys is the plural of Hornby.

Meaning of Hornby

Proper noun

Hornby (countable and uncountable, plural Hornbys)

  1. A village in Hornby-with-Farleton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5868).
  2. A village and civil parish (served by Smeaton and Hornby Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ3605).
  3. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE2293).
  4. A community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A town and hamlet therein, in Steuben County, New York, United States, named after landowner John Hornby.
  6. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Questions about Hornbys

What is Hornbys the plural of?
Hornbys is the plural of Hornby.

Words near Hornbys in the dictionary

  1. hornbug
  2. hornbugs
  3. Hornburg
  4. Hornby
  5. Hornby-with-Farleton
  6. Hornbys
  7. Horncastle
  8. Hornchurch
  9. Horncliffe
  10. horncoot
  11. horncore

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