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Stepney

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈstɛpni/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S T EH1 P N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

An urban area of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3581).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 2

A suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0830).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 3

A neighbourhood of the town of Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning 4

A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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name

Meaning 5

A habitational surname from Old English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 6

A spare wheel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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History

Etymology

From Old English Stybbanhȳþ (“Stybba's hithe”), from *Stybba (personal name) + hȳþ (“harbour; landing-place; hithe”).

Originally a brand name, from the Stepney Spare Motor Wheel company.