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Cockermouth

/kɒkə(ɹ)məθ/

Cockermouth proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1230).

Proper noun

Cockermouth

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1230).

Origin of Cockermouth

From Cocker + mouth, where the River Cocker joins the Derwent.

Questions about Cockermouth

What does Cockermouth mean?
Cockermouth means a market town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY1230).
What part of speech is Cockermouth?
Cockermouth is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cockermouth?
Cockermouth is pronounced /kɒkə(ɹ)məθ/.

Words near Cockermouth in the dictionary

  1. Cockerill
  2. cockering
  3. cockering up
  4. cockermeg
  5. cockermegs
  6. Cockermouth
  7. cockerney
  8. cockerneys
  9. cockernonies
  10. cockernonnie
  11. cockernonnies

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