HOLYHEAD

Meaning of HOLYHEAD in English

Hol ‧ y ‧ head /ˈhɒlihed $ ˈhɑː-/ BrE AmE

a town and port on ↑ Holy Island off the island of Anglesey, North Wales. Ships carrying passengers and cars sail from Holyhead to the Republic of Ireland.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

HOLYHEAD — County: Isle of Anglesey Post Code: LL65
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HOLYHEAD — geographical name seaport NW Wales on Holy Island
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOLYHEAD — /hol"ee hed'/ , n. a seaport on Holy Island in NW Wales. 10,940.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLYHEAD — geographical name seaport NW Wales on Holy Island
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLYHEAD — Welsh Caergybi port and resort on Holy Island (Ynys Gybi), Isle of Anglesey county, historic county of Anglesey (Sir Fon), …
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HOLYHEAD — Holyhead place in Gwynedd BrE AmE ˌhɒl i ˈhed ◂ ˈ••• AmE \ ˈhɑːl i hed
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HOLYHEAD — Pronunciation: ' hä-l ē - ˌ hed Function: geographical name seaport NW Wales on Holy Is.
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HOLYHEAD ISLAND — geographical name see: Holy Island
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HOLYHEAD ISLAND — former name of Holy Island (def. 2).
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HOLYHEAD ISLAND — see Holy Island 2
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HOLY ISLAND — 1. Also called Lindisfarne . an island off the E coast of Northumberland, England. 3 mi. (4.8 km) long. 2. …
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HOLY ISLAND — geographical name 1. or Lin·dis·farne ˈlin-dəs-ˌfärn island N England off NE coast of Northumberland, connected to mainland at low tide …
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MENAI STRAIT — channel of the Irish Sea separating Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Mn) county from the mainland of North Wales. It extends …
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DUN LAOGHAIRE — seaport and borough of County Dublin, Ireland, on Dublin Bay, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Dublin. Tradition has it …
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BELFAST — Irish Bal Feirste city, district, and capital of Northern Ireland, on the River Lagan, at its entrance to Belfast Lough …
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ANGLESEY, ISLE OF — Welsh Ynys Mn, Latin Mona county, northwestern Wales, separated from the North Wales mainland by the Menai Strait. The county …
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HOLY ISLAND — ˈHoly ˌIsland BrE AmE 1 . an island off the northeast coast of Northumberland, in northeast England. It is also …
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IMPROVEMENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dramatic improvement ▪ There has been a dramatic improvement in the standard of students’ …
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FERRY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ferry port (= for boats carrying people or goods across a narrow area …
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DONATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES generous offer/support/donation etc ▪ my employer’s generous offer to pay the bill COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
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ANGLESEY — a large island off the north-west coast of Wales, a part of Gwynedd . It is joined to the mainland …
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