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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A former region in Lancashire, England.
2. 2
   A habitational surname.
3. 3
   A place name in the United States, from the surname:; A township and village therein, in Henderson County, Illinois.
4. 4
   A place name in the United States, from the surname:; An unincorporated community in Railroad Township, Starke County, Indiana.
5. 5
   A place name in the United States, from the surname:; A ghost town in Custer County, Nebraska.

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6. 6
   A place name in the United States, from the surname:; A neighbourhood of La Porte, Harris County, Texas.

Etymology

Inherited from Northern Middle English Lumhalghes, from Northumbrian Old English *Lummhālas, from *lumm (“pool”) + hālas (“corners”).

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