"Colby cheese" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Colby cheeses [plural]
Etymology: Named after the town of Colby, Wisconsin, in the United States, where it originated. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Colby cheese (countable and uncountable, plural Colby cheeses)
  1. A mild American cheese similar to cheddar. Wikipedia link: Colby cheese, en:Colby, Wisconsin Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: Colby-Jack
    Sense id: en-Colby_cheese-en-noun-rKdjZCzL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cheeses

Inflected forms

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