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Selwood

Selwood proper noun: a civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST787486).

Proper noun

Selwood (countable and uncountable, plural Selwoods)

  1. A civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST787486).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Selwood

pluralSelwoods
alternative formSellwood

Origin of Selwood

From Old English sealh (“willow”) + wudu (“wood”).

Questions about Selwood

What does Selwood mean?
Selwood means a civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST787486).
What part of speech is Selwood?
Selwood is a proper noun.

Words near Selwood in the dictionary

  1. Selvon
  2. Selvons
  3. SELW
  4. Selway
  5. Selways
  6. Selwood
  7. Selwoods
  8. Selworthy
  9. Selwyn
  10. selwynite
  11. sely

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