Newham

//ˈn(j)uːəm// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An industrial suburb of Truro, Cornwall, England, located on the Truro River (OS grid ref SW8343).
  2. 2
    A London borough in outer eastern Greater London, England, comprising East Ham, Stratford and West Ham.
  3. 3
    A hamlet in Ellingham parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1728).
  4. 4
    A small town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
  5. 5
    A surname.

Etymology

new + Old English hamm (“water-meadow”)

Related phrases

east hamgreater londonwest ham

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