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windermere

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
win-der-mere
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A lake in Cumbria, England, formerly divided between Lancashire and Westmorland.

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A town near this lake in Windermere and Bowness parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4198).

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A town in Orange County, Florida, United States.

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A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.

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A rural locality in Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

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A locality in the City of Launceston, northern Tasmania, Australia.

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A locality in the City of Ballarat, central western Victoria, Australia.

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A rural locality north-east of Hinds, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Etymology

"Winand's lake", from Continental Germanic personal name Wînand + Old Norse genitive singular ending -ar + Old English mere (“lake, pond”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Bowness-on-Windermere Windermere and Bowness Windermere Park

Questions

What does windermere mean?
A lake in Cumbria, England, formerly divided between Lancashire and Westmorland.
Where does windermere come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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