Staines

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UK/steɪnz/

proper noun

A town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.

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PontesAd Pontes
OriginOld English stānas →
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Meanings

proper nounStaines (countable and uncountable, plural Staineses)

plural Staineses

  1. countableuncountableA town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.

    Synonyms: Pontes, Ad Pontes

  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.

Similar
PontesAd Pontes

Origin

  1. Old Englishstānas“stones”
  2. EnglishStaines

From Old English stānas (“stones”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SaintessestinaSestianentasis
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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