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Buttermere

Buttermere proper noun: a lake in the Lake District of Cumbria, England.

buttermere: a lake in the Lake District of Cumbria, England
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Proper noun

Buttermere

  1. A lake in the Lake District of Cumbria, England.
  2. A village and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough; the parish includes the lake (OS grid ref NY1717).
  3. A civil parish and small village on the eastern boundary of Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU3461).

Questions about Buttermere

What does Buttermere mean?
Buttermere means a lake in the Lake District of Cumbria, England.
What part of speech is Buttermere?
Buttermere is a proper noun.

Words near Buttermere in the dictionary

  1. buttermaker
  2. buttermakers
  3. buttermaking
  4. butterman
  5. buttermen
  6. Buttermere
  7. buttermilk
  8. buttermilked
  9. buttermilklike
  10. buttermilks
  11. buttermilky

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