Wainfleet

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proper noun

A rural township in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada.

OriginOld English wæġn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationShort for Wainfleet All Saints and Wainfleet St Mary, neighbouring settlements and civil parishes in Lincolnshire, England.
  2. A rural township in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwæġn“wagon”
  2. EnglishWainfleet

Ultimately from Old English wæġn (“wagon”) + flēot (“small stream”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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