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Eye.

A place name:

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈaɪ/
  1. A place name: A large village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF2202).

  2. A place name: A small village in Eye, Moreton and Ashton parish, north Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4963).

  3. A place name: A small town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1473).

  4. A place name: A short river in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England, which joins the River Dikler.

  5. A place name: A river in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England, which becomes the River Wreake.

  6. A place name: A former unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States.

Where this word comes from

From Old English īeġ (“island”).

name/ˈaɪ/
  1. the comedic magazine Private Eye.

    UK · colloquial
  2. The London Eye, a tourist attraction in London.

    UK
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