"Swale" meaning in All languages combined

See Swale on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Old English *swalwe (“rushing water”), which could be related to swealwe. Also compare the proper noun Swallow. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|*swalwe|t=rushing water}} Old English *swalwe (“rushing water”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Swale
  1. A river, a tributary of the Ure in North Yorkshire, England. Categories (place): Places in England, Places in North Yorkshire, England, Rivers in England, Rivers in North Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Swale-en-name-V6YjOyFC
  2. The Swale, a strait between the Isle of Sheppey and the Kentish mainland. Derived forms: Brompton-on-Swale, Ellerton-on-Swale, Morton-on-Swale, Myton-on-Swale, Swaledale
    Sense id: en-Swale-en-name-MzsQ2pIJ Categories (other): Straits, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 57 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 56 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 59 33
  3. A local government district with borough status in Kent, England, created in 1974 with its headquarters in Sittingbourne and named after the channel. Categories (place): Boroughs of Kent, England, Districts of Kent, England, Places in England, Places in Kent, England
    Sense id: en-Swale-en-name-clVlOP3F
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