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Widnes

Widnes proper noun: a town in Cheshire, England, originally in Lancashire.

Proper noun

Widnes

  1. A town in Cheshire, England, originally in Lancashire.

Origin of Widnes

Usually explained to be of Danish origin, from vid (“wide”) or ved (“wood”) + næse (“nose”).

Questions about Widnes

What does Widnes mean?
Widnes means a town in Cheshire, England, originally in Lancashire.
What part of speech is Widnes?
Widnes is a proper noun.

Words near Widnes in the dictionary

  1. Widmerpool
  2. Widmers
  3. Widnall
  4. Widner
  5. Widners
  6. Widnes
  7. wido
  8. widout
  9. widow
  10. widow bewitched
  11. widow bird

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