Islip

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP9878).

OriginOld English slæp →
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Meanings

proper nounIslip (countable and uncountable, plural Islips)

plural Islips

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP9878).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5214).
    3. countableuncountableA town in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA hamlet and census-designated place within the above town in Suffolk County, New York.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishslæp“slippery place”
  2. EnglishIslip

From the name of the River Ise + Old English slæp (“slippery place”).

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APA

Islip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islip

MLA

“Islip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islip. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Islip,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islip.

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