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Wharfe

Wharfe proper noun: a river in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England, which joins the Yorkshire River Ouse.

Proper noun

Wharfe

  1. A river in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England, which joins the Yorkshire River Ouse.
  2. A hamlet in Austwick parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD7869).

Origin of Wharfe

The name means "the bend;" see Middle English wharfe.

Words formed from Wharfe

Questions about Wharfe

What does Wharfe mean?
Wharfe means a river in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, England, which joins the Yorkshire River Ouse.
What part of speech is Wharfe?
Wharfe is a proper noun.

Words near Wharfe in the dictionary

  1. wharf rats
  2. wharf roach
  3. wharf roaches
  4. wharfage
  5. wharfages
  6. Wharfe
  7. wharfed
  8. Wharfedale
  9. wharfhead
  10. wharfheads
  11. wharfholder

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