Hornsea

H4O1R1N1S1E1A1

proper noun

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2047).

OriginOld English hornes →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2047).

Origin

  1. Old Englishhornes“horn's”
  2. EnglishHornsea

From Old English hornes (“horn's”) + ēa (“river”).

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APA

Hornsea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hornsea

MLA

“Hornsea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hornsea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hornsea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hornsea.

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