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SEALYHAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sealyham mean?
• SEALYHAM (noun)
The noun SEALYHAM has 2 senses:
1. a village in southwestern Wales where the Sealyham terrier was first bred
2. a wire-haired terrier with short legs that was first bred in Sealyham
Familiarity information: SEALYHAM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A village in southwestern Wales where the Sealyham terrier was first bred
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
hamlet; village (a settlement smaller than a town)
Holonyms ("Sealyham" is a part of...):
Cambria; Cymru; Wales (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A wire-haired terrier with short legs that was first bred in Sealyham
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Sealyham; Sealyham terrier
Hypernyms ("Sealyham" is a kind of...):
Welsh terrier (wire-haired terrier resembling Airedales but smaller; developed in Wales for hunting)
Domain region:
Cambria; Cymru; Wales (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria)
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