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| holm [ hōm, hōlm ] (plural holms) or holme [ hōm, hōlm ] (plural holmes) |
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1. flat land by river: a piece of low-lying flat land next to a river or stream
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2. small island: a small island in a river, lake, or estuary, or near the coastal mainland
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| [Pre-12th century. < Old Norse holmr "islet in a bay, meadow" < Indo-European, "be prominent"] |
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