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Meltham

/ˈmɛlθəm/

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archaic/ˈmɛltəm/

Meltham proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1010).

Proper noun

Meltham

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1010).

Origin of Meltham

From Middle English Meltham, perhaps from Old English *melt (“smelting”) or mealt (“malt”) + Old English hām (“-ham”).

Questions about Meltham

What does Meltham mean?
Meltham means a town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1010).
What part of speech is Meltham?
Meltham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Meltham?
Meltham is pronounced /ˈmɛlθəm/.

Words near Meltham in the dictionary

  1. meltemi
  2. melter
  3. melters
  4. meltest
  5. melteth
  6. Meltham
  7. meltier
  8. meltiest
  9. meltiness
  10. melting
  11. melting away

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