"Solway" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Solway
  1. The Solway Firth. Related terms: Bowness-on-Solway, Silloth-on-Solway, Solway Firth, Solvay (english: not to be confused)
    Sense id: en-Solway-en-name-iLfSi1ZL
  2. A neighbourhood in Ashburton, Victoria, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Victoria, Australia
    Sense id: en-Solway-en-name-2gkotW8k Categories (other): Neighbourhoods in Victoria, Australia
  3. A suburb of Masterton, Masterton district, Wellington region, New Zealand. Categories (place): Places in New Zealand, Places in Wellington, New Zealand, Suburbs in Wellington, New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Solway-en-name-UT5EAluI
  4. A minor city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Minnesota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Solway-en-name-5jVjE~H6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 6 3 47 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 4 5 46 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 6 4 46 13
  5. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. Categories (place): Places in Tennessee, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Tennessee, USA
    Sense id: en-Solway-en-name-tVYnZrAv
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