"Wensleydale" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Wensley (“a village”) + dale (“valley”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|Wensley|dale|t1=a village|t2=valley}} Wensley (“a village”) + dale (“valley”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Wensleydale
  1. The valley of the River Ure in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England. Categories (topical): Cheeses Categories (place): Places in England, Places in North Yorkshire, England, Valleys
    Sense id: en-Wensleydale-en-name-nqYimoKJ Disambiguation of Cheeses: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 67 33

Noun

Forms: Wensleydales [plural]
Etymology: From Wensley (“a village”) + dale (“valley”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|Wensley|dale|t1=a village|t2=valley}} Wensley (“a village”) + dale (“valley”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Wensleydale (countable and uncountable, plural Wensleydales)
  1. A supple, moist cheese produced in Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. Wikidata QID: Q1972540 Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cheeses
    Sense id: en-Wensleydale-en-noun-en:Q1972540 Disambiguation of Cheeses: 54 46

Inflected forms

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