Staincliffe

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proper noun

A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2323).

OriginOld English stānclif →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

proper nounStaincliffe (countable and uncountable, plural Staincliffes)

plural Staincliffes · alternative Stancliff · alternative Stancliffe

  1. countableuncountableA suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2323).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstānclif“stone cliff”
  2. EnglishStaincliffe

From Old English stānclif (“stone cliff”) or stān + clif.

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APA

Staincliffe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Staincliffe

MLA

“Staincliffe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Staincliffe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Staincliffe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Staincliffe.

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