"Yancey" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Yanceys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Yanceys}} Yancey (countable and uncountable, plural Yanceys)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Yancey-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A placename; Ellipsis of Yancey County.; A county of North Carolina, United States Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Counties of North Carolina, USA, Places in North Carolina, USA, Places in the United States Derived forms: Yancey County, Yanceyville Related terms: Yancy
    Sense id: en-Yancey-en-name-s8HhXMXT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Yancey meaning in English (2.0kB)

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