"Staines" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /steɪnz/ [UK] Forms: Staineses [plural]
Etymology: From Old English stānas (“stones”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|stānas||stones}} Old English stānas (“stones”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|es}} Staines (countable and uncountable, plural Staineses)
  1. A town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Surrey, England, Towns in England, Towns in Surrey, England Synonyms: Pontes, Ad Pontes
    Sense id: en-Staines-en-name-wcZU-hVy
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Staines-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61

Inflected forms

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