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ridley

/ˈɹɪdli/

ridley noun: any of the marine turtles of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

ridley: any of the marine turtles of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
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Noun

ridley (plural ridleys)

  1. Any of the marine turtles of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Proper noun capitalized: Ridley

Ridley

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
  4. A small settlement in Bulkeley and Ridley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5554).
  5. A hamlet in Ash-cum-Ridley parish, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6163).
  6. A hamlet in Bardon Mill parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY7963).
  7. A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.

ridley meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

ridley in Hindi

रिडले, रिडली, रीडली

ridley in Tamil

ரிட்லி

ridley in Marathi

रिडले, रिडली, रीडली

ridley in Urdu

رڈلی, رڈلے
More languagesFewer languages
ridley in Bengali
রিডলি, রিডলে
ridley in Telugu
రిడ్లీ
ridley in Malayalam
റിഡ്ലി, റിദ്ലി
ridley in Kannada
ರಿಡ್ಲಿ, ರಿಡ್ಲೆ, ರಿಡ್ಲೀ
ridley in Punjabi
ਰਿਡਲੇ, ਰੀਡਲੀ, ਰਿਡਲੀ
ridley in Gujarati
રીડલી, રિડલે, રિડલી
ridley in Odia
ରିଡଲେ, ରିଡ୍ଲି, ରିଡଲି
ridley in Nepali
रिडले, रिडली, रिदली

Forms of ridley

pluralridleys

Plural of ridley: ridleys

Origin of ridley

Unknown origin.

Place names in England, Old English hrēad (“reeds”) or rydde (“cleared land”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Thus, equivalent to reed or rid + -ley (“lea”).

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Phrases with ridley

Words that rhyme with ridley

Questions about ridley

What does ridley mean?
Ridley means any of the marine turtles of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
What is ridley in Hindi?
Ridley in Hindi is रिडले, रिडली, रीडली. See Ridley meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is ridley?
Ridley can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ridley?
Ridley is pronounced /ˈɹɪdli/.
What is the plural of ridley?
The plural of ridley is ridleys.

Words near ridley in the dictionary

  1. ridings
  2. Ridings Mill
  3. ridingwear
  4. ridinilazole
  5. Ridkodub
  6. ridley
  7. ridleys
  8. Ridloff
  9. Ridloffs
  10. Ridlon
  11. Ridlons

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ridley (page history and authors); Ridley (page history and authors); ridley (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ridley (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ridley (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ridley (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ridley (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ridley (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ridley (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ridley (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ridley (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ridley (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ridley (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ridley (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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