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Wrexham

/ˈɹɛksəm/

Wrexham proper noun: a town in Wrexham borough, in northeastern Wales.

Proper noun

Wrexham

  1. A town in Wrexham borough, in northeastern Wales.
  2. A county borough in northeastern Wales, named after the town, formerly belonging to Denbighshire and Clwyd.

Origin of Wrexham

From Old English personal name Wryhtel + -es + Old English hamm (“water meadow”).

Words formed from Wrexham

Questions about Wrexham

What does Wrexham mean?
Wrexham means a town in Wrexham borough, in northeastern Wales.
What part of speech is Wrexham?
Wrexham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wrexham?
Wrexham is pronounced /ˈɹɛksəm/.

Words near Wrexham in the dictionary

  1. wretchlessly
  2. wretchlessness
  3. wretchock
  4. wretchocks
  5. Wretham
  6. Wrexham
  7. Wrexhamite
  8. Wrexhamites
  9. WRI
  10. Wrice
  11. WRICEF

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