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Meaning of holm

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holm

Pronunciation:/həʊm//hoʊm/

noun

Definitions

  1. (obsolete outside dialectal) The holly.

  2. A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/holm

holm

Pronunciation:/həʊm//hoʊm/

noun

Definitions

  1. An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.

  2. (chiefly West Yorkshire) Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet. Often the word is used in Norse-influenced place-names. See also holme.

  3. Rich flat land near a river, prone to being completely flooded; a river-meadow; bottomland.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/holm

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