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kentisbury

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ken-tis-bury
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Kentisbury and Trentishoe Parish Council) in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6243).

Etymology

From a Cornish word related to Welsh cantel (“rim, circle”) + -s- + Old English byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does kentisbury mean?
A hamlet and civil parish (served by Kentisbury and Trentishoe Parish Council) in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6243).
Where does kentisbury come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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