Wallasey

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UK/wɒləsi/

proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3092).

OriginOld English wealh →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3092).

Origin

  1. Old Englishwealh“Celt; Welsh”
  2. EnglishWallasey

From Old English wealh (“Celt; Welsh”) + -s- + īeġ (“island”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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