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Lyng

Lyng proper noun: a village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0617).

Proper noun (1)

Lyng

  1. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0617).
  2. A hamlet and civil parish in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3228).

Proper noun (2)

Lyng (plural Lyngs)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Lyng

pluralLyngs

Origin of Lyng

Ornamental surname borrowed from Danish and Norwegian lyng (“heather”).

Questions about Lyng

What does Lyng mean?
Lyng means a village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0617).
What part of speech is Lyng?
Lyng is a proper noun.

Words near Lyng in the dictionary

  1. Lyneses
  2. Lyness
  3. Lynesses
  4. lynestrenol
  5. Lynette
  6. Lyng
  7. lyngbyatoxin
  8. lyngbyatoxins
  9. Lyngs
  10. Lyngstadaas syndrome
  11. lyngurium

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