"Backus" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈbækəs/ Forms: Backuses [plural]
Rhymes: -ækəs Etymology: Inherited from Middle English bakhous (“bakery”), from Old English bæchūs. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|bakhous||bakery|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English bakhous (“bakery”), {{inh+|en|enm|bakhous||bakery}} Inherited from Middle English bakhous (“bakery”), {{inh|en|ang|bæchūs}} Old English bæchūs Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|es}} Backus (countable and uncountable, plural Backuses)
  1. A surname from Middle English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Backus-en-name-Bz4-slhQ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 9 36
  2. A city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Minnesota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Backus-en-name-4KtwhJb8
  3. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Backus-en-name-v9CqZuPN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Bacus

Inflected forms

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