Langley

See also: langley

English

Etymology

A habitational name from any of the numerous places named with Old English lang ("long") + lēah ("wood" or "glade").

Proper noun

Langley (countable and uncountable, plural Langleys)

1. A surname
2. An unincorporated community in the census-designated place of McLean in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
3. A metronym for the Central Intelligence Agency, whose headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia.
4. A district municipality in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
5. One of numerous places in England:
   1. A suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
   2. A large village in Slough borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref TQ0179).
   3. A village south of Langley Mill, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4446).
6. A lunar crater located close to the northwestern limb of the Moon.

Derived terms

• Kings Langley
• Langley extrapolation
• Langley Mill

Anagrams

• angelly