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Langley

//ˈlæŋli// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    One of numerous places in England:; A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    One of numerous places in England:; A village in Sutton parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9471). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    One of numerous places in England:; A suburb in Heanor and Loscoe parish, south of Langley Mill, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4446). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    One of numerous places in England:; A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4434). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    One of numerous places in England:; A suburb of Middleton, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8507). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    One of numerous places in England:; A village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4401). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    One of numerous places in England:; A hamlet and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2122). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    One of numerous places in England:; A village and civil parish in Maidstone district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ8051). countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    One of numerous places in England:; A small village in Haydon parish, southern Northumberland, also known as Langley-on-Tyne (OS grid ref NY8261). countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    One of numerous places in England:; A hamlet in Leafield parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3015). countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    One of numerous places in England:; A hamlet in Wiveliscombe parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST0828). countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    One of numerous places in England:; A village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP1962). countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    One of numerous places in England:; A suburb of Oldbury, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9988). countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    One of numerous places in England:; A hamlet in Rogate parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU8029). countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pike County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ellsworth County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; The Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia. countable, metonymically, uncountable
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A city on Whidbey Island, Island County, Washington. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A district municipality and city therein, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A commune in Vosges department, Grand Est, France. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    A locality in Mount Alexander Shire, central Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
  21. 26
    A lunar crater located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon. countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A unit of heat transmission in the CGS system of units. It is equivalent to 41,840 J/m² in SI units. Symbol: Ly.
  2. 2
    unit of solar radiation wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old English lang (“long”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to long + -ley (“lea”).

Etymology 2

Named in 1947 after Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906).

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