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Ribblesdale

Ribblesdale proper noun: the dale or upper valley of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid refs SD85, SD86, SD87).

Proper noun

Ribblesdale

  1. The dale or upper valley of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid refs SD85, SD86, SD87).

Origin of Ribblesdale

From Ribble + -s- + dale.

Words formed from Ribblesdale

Questions about Ribblesdale

What does Ribblesdale mean?
Ribblesdale means the dale or upper valley of the River Ribble in North Yorkshire, England (OS grid refs SD85, SD86, SD87).
What part of speech is Ribblesdale?
Ribblesdale is a proper noun.

Words near Ribblesdale in the dictionary

  1. ribble-rabble
  2. ribble-rabbles
  3. ribble-row
  4. ribble-rows
  5. Ribblehead
  6. Ribblesdale
  7. Ribbleton
  8. ribbok
  9. ribboks
  10. ribbon
  11. ribbon brake

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