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Hulme.

A northern suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6091).

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈhjuːm/
  1. A northern suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6091).

    countable · uncountable
  2. An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A hamlet in Werrington parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England, on the border of Stoke-on-Trent (OS grid ref SJ9345).

    countable · uncountable
  4. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse holmr (“islet”).

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