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north downs

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables
north -downs
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An area of chalk downland in Kent and Surrey, in south-east England.

Etymology

From north + downs. Downs, meaning "hills", coming from Middle English doun and, in turn, from Old English dūn (“hill, mountain”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

South Downs

Frequently Paired Words

South Downs

Questions

What does north downs mean?
An area of chalk downland in Kent and Surrey, in south-east England.
Where does north downs come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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