"Hankey" meaning in English

See Hankey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Hankeys [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋki Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Hankey (countable and uncountable, plural Hankeys)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Hankey-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after the Rev. William Alers Hankey. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in South Africa, Places in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, Towns in South Africa, Towns in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
    Sense id: en-Hankey-en-name-nHaTCBrN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88

Inflected forms

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    }
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        "1": "~",
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          "name": "Places in South Africa",
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        },
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        ],
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      ]
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    }
  ],
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    "English lemmas",
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/æŋki",
    "Rhymes:English/æŋki/2 syllables"
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    }
  ],
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