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Swaffham

/ˈswɒfəm/

Swaffham proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF8209).

Proper noun

Swaffham

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF8209).

Origin of Swaffham

From Middle English Swafham, from Old English Suāfhām/Swǣfhām, a combination of Swǣfe (“Swabian person”) and hām (“home”).

Words formed from Swaffham

Questions about Swaffham

What does Swaffham mean?
Swaffham means a market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF8209).
What part of speech is Swaffham?
Swaffham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Swaffham?
Swaffham is pronounced /ˈswɒfəm/.

Words near Swaffham in the dictionary

  1. swadging
  2. Swadley
  3. Swadleys
  4. Swadlincote
  5. swads
  6. Swaffham
  7. Swaffham Bulbeck
  8. Swaffham Prior
  9. Swafford
  10. Swaffords
  11. Swafield

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