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Tansley

Tansley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3259).

Proper noun

Tansley (countable and uncountable, plural Tansleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3259).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Tansley

pluralTansleys

Origin of Tansley

From Old English tān (“twig, branch”) + -s- + lēah (“clearing, glade”).

Questions about Tansley

What does Tansley mean?
Tansley means a village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3259).
What part of speech is Tansley?
Tansley is a proper noun.

Words near Tansley in the dictionary

  1. tanshinquinone
  2. Tanshui
  3. tansies
  4. Tanski
  5. Tanskis
  6. Tansley
  7. Tansleys
  8. tanstaafl
  9. tanstuff
  10. tanstuffs
  11. tansu

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