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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6132). countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A former local government district in North Yorkshire headquartered in the town, formed in 1974 and abolished in 2023 without replacement. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A village in the town of Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   A township in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   A small city, the county seat of Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. countable, uncountable
7. 7
   A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   A suburb of Melbourne in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
9. 9
   A habitational surname from Old Norse. countable, uncountable
10. 10
    A unisex given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old Norse selja (“willow, sallow”) + býr (“settlement, farm”).

Related phrases

county seatnorth yorkshiresouth dakotawalworth countywest riding of yorkshire

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.