"Wolves" meaning in English

See Wolves in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wolves
  1. (soccer) Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-Wolves-en-name-l0uKMqjC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  2. (UK, slang) The city of Wolverhampton, England. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-Wolves-en-name-G9yitLCx Categories (other): British English
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