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Wallasea Island

Wallasea Island proper noun: an island with a small settlement in the River Crouch and Canewdon parish, Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9494).

Proper noun

Wallasea Island

  1. An island with a small settlement in the River Crouch and Canewdon parish, Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9494).

Origin of Wallasea Island

Uncertain. Wikipedia claims it comes from Old English wala (foreigner) + island, though the Old English word for foreigner is not "wala", rather it is "elþēodiġ".

Questions about Wallasea Island

What does Wallasea Island mean?
Wallasea Island means an island with a small settlement in the River Crouch and Canewdon parish, Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9494).
What part of speech is Wallasea Island?
Wallasea Island is a proper noun.

Words near Wallasea Island in the dictionary

  1. Wallanthery
  2. Wallarah
  3. wallaroo
  4. wallaroos
  5. wallas
  6. Wallasea Island
  7. Wallasey
  8. Wallawalla
  9. wallball
  10. wallbang
  11. wallbangable

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