Wrexham

//ˈɹɛksəm// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in Wrexham borough county borough, in northeastern Wales, United Kingdom.
  2. 2
    A county borough in northeastern Wales, United Kingdom, named after the town, formerly belonging to Denbighshire and Clwyd.

Etymology

From Old English personal name Wryhtel + -es + Old English hamm (“water meadow”).

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county boroughunited kingdom

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