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Staines

UK/steɪnz/

Staines proper noun: a town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.

Proper noun

Staines (countable and uncountable, plural Staineses)

  1. A town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.
    Synonyms:
    Pontes, Ad Pontes
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Synonyms of Staines

Forms of Staines

pluralStaineses

Origin of Staines

From Old English stānas (“stones”).

Questions about Staines

What does Staines mean?
Staines means a town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.
What part of speech is Staines?
Staines is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Staines?
Staines is pronounced /steɪnz/ (UK).

Words near Staines in the dictionary

  1. stained glasses
  2. stainedglass
  3. stainedness
  4. stainer
  5. stainers
  6. Staines
  7. Staineses
  8. stainest
  9. staineth
  10. Stainforth
  11. stainful

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