"Grey" meaning in English

See Grey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Greys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Grey (countable and uncountable, plural Greys)
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname, alternative spelling of Gray. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Grey-en-name-ttKU7Ec~ Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A placename:
    A rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Grey) in south-central Manitoba, Canada, named after Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Manitoba, Canada, Rural municipalities of Manitoba, Canada
    Sense id: en-Grey-en-name-F7trKIZl
  3. A placename:
    A river in the West Coast Region, South Island, New Zealand; in full, Grey River.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in New Zealand, Places in the West Coast, New Zealand, Rivers in New Zealand, Rivers in the West Coast, New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Grey-en-name-wwy3EJtA Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
  4. A placename:
    A territorial authority, Grey District, on the West Coast, New Zealand, the successor of Grey County.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in New Zealand, Places in the West Coast, New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Grey-en-name-pTzfEIGk Categories (other): Territorial authorities of New Zealand
  5. A placename:
    Ellipsis of Grey County.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Grey County
    Sense id: en-Grey-en-name-RnG4NOH8
  6. (Durham University, informal) Ellipsis of Grey College, Durham. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: Grey College, Durham
    Sense id: en-Grey-en-name-8cpX60eU Categories (other): Durham University English
  7. An English earldom. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Grey-en-name-en:earldom
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Earl Grey, Easton Grey, Grey County, Grey Highlands, Greymouth, Greytown, Hemingford Grey, West Grey

Noun

Forms: Greys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Grey (plural Greys)
  1. (UK, military, historical, chiefly in the plural) A member of the Royal Scots Greys, a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1707 to 1971. Tags: UK, historical, in-plural
    Sense id: en-Grey-en-noun-OJ~rKaOi Categories (other): British English, Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 23 12 0 1 15 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 9 20 13 11 2 4 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 10 24 12 7 1 3 35 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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