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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
A place name:
A suburban village in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5756).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A place name:
A hamlet in Westlock County, Alberta, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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name
A place name:
Synonym of Umpire, Arkansas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Umpire, Arkansas
Antonyms: none provided
name
A place name:
An unincorporated community in Elk County, Kansas, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A place name:
A census-designated place in Big Horn County, Montana, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A place name:
A suburb of Sydney in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, named after James Busby.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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name
A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bearskin, shako
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hat, chapeau, lid
History
From Old Norse buskr (“bush”) + býr (“homestead, village”).
Various theories; probably from the surname Busby.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
