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Caldey Island

Caldey Island proper noun: an island in Tenby community, on the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SS1496).

caldey island: an island in Tenby community, on the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SS1496)
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Proper noun

Caldey Island

  1. An island in Tenby community, on the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SS1496).
    • The sea, of which a distant glimpse has been caught at Saundersfoot, is now close at hand, and the view extends to the cliffs at Giltar Point and the bold outlines of Caldy Island, a mile or so off shore.1959 October, H. A. Vallance, “The Pembroke & Tenby Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 667

Origin of Caldey Island

From Old Norse kald ey (“cold island”), recorded as Caldea c.1120. An earlier spelling appearing on OS maps was Caldy Island, changed by 1982.

Questions about Caldey Island

What does Caldey Island mean?
Caldey Island means an island in Tenby community, on the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SS1496).
What part of speech is Caldey Island?
Caldey Island is a proper noun.

Words near Caldey Island in the dictionary

  1. calderonite
  2. Calderwood
  3. Calderwoods
  4. caldesmon
  5. Caldew
  6. Caldey Island
  7. caldiamide
  8. Caldicot
  9. Caldicott
  10. caldine
  11. calditol

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