"Parks" meaning in English

See Parks in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Compare Parkes. Etymology templates: {{wp|Parks (surname)}} Head templates: {{en-prop}} Parks
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Parks-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: the Parks [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-prop|head=the Parks}} the Parks
  1. (Oxford City) Ellipsis of Oxford University Parks. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Oxford University Parks
    Sense id: en-Parks-en-name-G~4yeJqn Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, Oxford English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 92 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 75 5 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 83 3 4 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun form}} Parks
  1. plural of Park Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Park
    Sense id: en-Parks-en-name-kPb8kUuk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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