"Wallasey" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /wɒləsi/ [UK]
Etymology: From Old English wealh (“Celt; Welsh”) + -s- + īeġ (“island”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|wealh||Celt; Welsh}} Old English wealh (“Celt; Welsh”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wallasey
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3092). Wikipedia link: Wallasey Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Merseyside, England, Towns in England, Towns in Merseyside, England
    Sense id: en-Wallasey-en-name-TE0-2nim Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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