Lyneham

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proper noun

A small village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2720).

OriginMiddle English Lynham ← Old English *Līnhām →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2720).
  2. A large village and former RAF base in Lyneham and Bradenstoke parish, north Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0278).
  3. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Named after Sir William Lyne.

Origin

  1. Old English*Līnhām
  2. Middle EnglishLynham
  3. EnglishLyneham

Inherited from Middle English Lynham, from Old English *Līnhām, from līn (“flax”) + hām (“estate”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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