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Stepney.

An urban area of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3581).

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈstɛpni/UK
  1. An urban area of London in the borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3581).

    countable · uncountable
  2. A suburb of Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0830).

    countable · uncountable
  3. A neighbourhood of the town of Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia.

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  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English Stybbanhȳþ (“Stybba's hithe”), from *Stybba (personal name) + hȳþ (“harbour; landing-place; hithe”).

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