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Perry Barr

Perry Barr proper noun: a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0691).

Proper noun

Perry Barr

  1. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0691).

Origin of Perry Barr

From Old English pirige (“pear tree”) + a district name from Proto-Brythonic *bar (“tip, point, peak”) (cf. Scottish Gaelic bàrr).

Questions about Perry Barr

What does Perry Barr mean?
Perry Barr means a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0691).
What part of speech is Perry Barr?
Perry Barr is a proper noun.

Words near Perry Barr in the dictionary

  1. perruquiers
  2. Perrurle
  3. perruthenate
  4. perruthenates
  5. perry
  6. Perry Barr
  7. Perry boy
  8. Perry boys
  9. Perry Bridge
  10. Perry County
  11. Perry Mason moment

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