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Staincliffe

Staincliffe proper noun: a suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2323).

Proper noun

Staincliffe (countable and uncountable, plural Staincliffes)

  1. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2323).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Staincliffe

pluralStaincliffes
alternative formStancliff
alternative formStancliffe

Origin of Staincliffe

From Old English stānclif (“stone cliff”) or stān + clif.

Questions about Staincliffe

What does Staincliffe mean?
Staincliffe means a suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2323).
What part of speech is Staincliffe?
Staincliffe is a proper noun.

Words near Staincliffe in the dictionary

  1. Stainbacks
  2. Stainborough
  3. Stainbrook
  4. Stainbrooks
  5. Stainby
  6. Staincliffe
  7. Staincliffes
  8. Staincross
  9. Staindrop
  10. staine
  11. stained

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