"Paisley" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈpeɪzli/ Forms: Paisleys [plural]
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Pàislig (“pasture”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|Pàislig||pasture}} Scottish Gaelic Pàislig (“pasture”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Paisley (countable and uncountable, plural Paisleys)
  1. A town, the administrative centre of Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4863). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Renfrewshire, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Towns in Renfrewshire, Scotland, Towns in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Paisley-en-name-anm5Hzby
  2. A locality in the Murray Mallee region, South Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in South Australia, Villages in Australia, Villages in South Australia
    Sense id: en-Paisley-en-name-JNGvdtdB
  3. An unincorporated community and village in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario
    Sense id: en-Paisley-en-name--VUO316t
  4. A census-designated place in Lake County, Florida, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Florida, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Florida, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Paisley-en-name-zxD8rora
  5. A small city in Lake County, Oregon, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Oregon, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Oregon, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Paisley-en-name-lxbUpRSn
  6. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Paisley-en-name-cL3lIEJP
  7. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Paisley-en-name-dxCmrX5x Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 2 3 19 8 8 42

Inflected forms

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