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Swavesey

Swavesey proper noun: a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3668).

Proper noun

Swavesey

  1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3668).

Origin of Swavesey

From Old English Swǣf (“Swabian”) + -s- + hȳþ (“landing-place”).

Questions about Swavesey

What does Swavesey mean?
Swavesey means a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3668).
What part of speech is Swavesey?
Swavesey is a proper noun.

Words near Swavesey in the dictionary

  1. Swaugers
  2. swaver
  3. swavered
  4. swavering
  5. swavers
  6. Swavesey
  7. swavory
  8. swavoury
  9. sway
  10. sway bar
  11. sway bars

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