English Explanatory Dictionary

Lyneham

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2720).
  2. A large village and former RAF base in Lyneham and Bradenstoke parish, north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0278).
  3. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Named after Sir William Lyne.

Word forms

Lyneham

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Lynham, from Old English *Līnhām, from līn (“flax”) + hām (“estate”).

Derived words

Lyneham and Bradenstoke
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