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Whenby

Whenby proper noun: a small village in North Yorkshire, England.

Proper noun

Whenby

  1. A small village in North Yorkshire, England.

Origin of Whenby

From Old Norse kona (“woman”), genitive plural kvenna + býr (“town, farm”).

Questions about Whenby

What does Whenby mean?
Whenby means a small village in North Yorkshire, England.
What part of speech is Whenby?
Whenby is a proper noun.

Words near Whenby in the dictionary

  1. when's
  2. when, as, and if
  3. whenabout
  4. whenabouts
  5. whenas
  6. Whenby
  7. whence
  8. whenceafter
  9. whenceever
  10. whenceforth
  11. whenceforward

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