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Cerne Abbas

Cerne Abbas proper noun: a village and civil parish (served by Cerne Valley Parish Council) in Dorset, England, previously in West Dorset district (OS grid ref ST6601).

Proper noun

Cerne Abbas

  1. A village and civil parish (served by Cerne Valley Parish Council) in Dorset, England, previously in West Dorset district (OS grid ref ST6601).

Origin of Cerne Abbas

Cerne refers to the River Cerne; Abbas is from Latin abbas (“abbot”).

Questions about Cerne Abbas

What does Cerne Abbas mean?
Cerne Abbas means a village and civil parish (served by Cerne Valley Parish Council) in Dorset, England, previously in West Dorset district (OS grid ref ST6601).
What part of speech is Cerne Abbas?
Cerne Abbas is a proper noun.

Words near Cerne Abbas in the dictionary

  1. Cerna
  2. Cernas
  3. Cernat
  4. Cernaysian
  5. Cerne
  6. Cerne Abbas
  7. Cernești
  8. Cernica
  9. Cerniglia
  10. Cerniglias
  11. Cernik

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