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Staines.

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

    countable · uncountable
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old English stānas (“stones”).

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