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English word origin

Etymology of Bay

From Somali [Term?].

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A region of Somalia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Somali [Term?].

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay Area (metropolitan area in California): a geographic region of California, United States. · Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay: a bay of the Pacific Ocean in California, United States.

name

A surname

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From bay.

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