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Newby

Newby proper noun: a small village in Clapham cum Newby parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7270).

Proper noun

Newby (countable and uncountable, plural Newbys)

  1. A small village in Clapham cum Newby parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7270).
  2. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5012).
  3. A village in Newby and Scalby parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref TA0189).
  4. (countable) An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone from one of these places.

Forms of Newby

pluralNewbys

Origin of Newby

From new + -by. Meaning "new settlement".

Words formed from Newby

Questions about Newby

What does Newby mean?
Newby means a small village in Clapham cum Newby parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7270).
What part of speech is Newby?
Newby is a proper noun.

Words near Newby in the dictionary

  1. Newburn
  2. Newburns
  3. Newbury
  4. Newbury Park
  5. Newburyport
  6. Newby
  7. Newby and Scalby
  8. Newby Bridge
  9. Newby Wiske
  10. newbz
  11. Newc

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