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Carnarvon

Carnarvon proper noun: former spelling of Caernarfon.

Proper noun

Carnarvon

  1. Former spelling of Caernarfon.
  2. A coastal town in Western Australia, north of Perth.
  3. A small town in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
  4. A community in Minden Hills township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Sac County, Iowa, United States.

Origin of Carnarvon

Anglicisation of Welsh caer + yn + ar Fôn, opposite Môn (Anglesey) .

Words formed from Carnarvon

  • Carnarvon darner

Questions about Carnarvon

What does Carnarvon mean?
Carnarvon means former spelling of Caernarfon.
What part of speech is Carnarvon?
Carnarvon is a proper noun.

Words near Carnarvon in the dictionary

  1. carnappings
  2. carnaps
  3. carnaptious
  4. carnaries
  5. carnaroli
  6. Carnarvon
  7. Carnarvonshire
  8. carnary
  9. carnassial
  10. carnassials
  11. carnate

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