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Turvey

Turvey proper noun: a village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9452).

Proper noun

Turvey (countable and uncountable, plural Turveys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9452).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Turvey

pluralTurveys

Origin of Turvey

From Old English turf (“turf, sod”) + īeġ (“island”).

Words formed from Turvey

Questions about Turvey

What does Turvey mean?
Turvey means a village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9452).
What part of speech is Turvey?
Turvey is a proper noun.

Words near Turvey in the dictionary

  1. turuq
  2. tururi
  3. Turushka
  4. Turushkas
  5. turves
  6. Turvey
  7. Turvey Park
  8. Turveydrop
  9. Turveydropian
  10. Turveydrops
  11. Turveys

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