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Smedley

Smedley proper noun: an inner suburb of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, north of the city centre (OS grid ref SD8500).

Proper noun

Smedley (countable and uncountable, plural Smedleys)

  1. An inner suburb of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, north of the city centre (OS grid ref SD8500).
  2. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Indiana, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Smedley

pluralSmedleys

Origin of Smedley

Perhaps from Old English smēþe (“smooth”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Smedley

What does Smedley mean?
Smedley means an inner suburb of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, north of the city centre (OS grid ref SD8500).
What part of speech is Smedley?
Smedley is a proper noun.

Words near Smedley in the dictionary

  1. Smectymnuan
  2. Smectymnuans
  3. Smectymnuus
  4. Smeddle
  5. smeddum
  6. Smedley
  7. Smedleys
  8. smee
  9. smeech
  10. smeeched
  11. smeeches

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