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wensleydale

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
wens-ley-dale
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The valley of the River Ure in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England.

name

A locality in Surf Coast Shire, south western Victoria, Australia.

noun

A supple, moist cheese produced in Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Wensley (“a village”) + dale (“valley”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wensleydales (plural)

Questions

What does wensleydale mean?
The valley of the River Ure in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England.
Where does wensleydale come from?
From Wensley (“a village”) + dale (“valley”).

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