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Winstanley

Winstanley proper noun: a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5503).

Proper noun

Winstanley (countable and uncountable, plural Winstanleys)

  1. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5503).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Winstanley

pluralWinstanleys

Origin of Winstanley

From the Old English personal name Wynnstān + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Words formed from Winstanley

Questions about Winstanley

What does Winstanley mean?
Winstanley means a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5503).
What part of speech is Winstanley?
Winstanley is a proper noun.

Words near Winstanley in the dictionary

  1. winsorized
  2. winsorizes
  3. winsorizing
  4. Winsors
  5. Winsper
  6. Winstanley
  7. winstanleyite
  8. Winstanleys
  9. Winstead
  10. Winsteads
  11. Winsted

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