"Zell" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Zell
  1. Former name of Yell: an island, one of the Shetland islands.
    Sense id: en-Zell-en-name-prvlVKDq Categories (other): Former names of places, Islands
  2. Ellipsis of Zell am See, a town in Salzburg, Austria. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Zell am See (extra: a town in Salzburg, Austria) Categories (place): Places in Austria, Places in Salzburg, Austria, Towns in Austria, Towns in Salzburg, Austria
    Sense id: en-Zell-en-name-kHYtedah Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 17 57 20 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 57 21 5
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