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Copplestone

Copplestone proper noun: a village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7602).

Proper noun

Copplestone (countable and uncountable, plural Copplestones)

  1. A village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7602).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Copplestone

pluralCopplestones

Origin of Copplestone

Perhaps from Old English copel (“unsteady, rocking”) + stān (“stone”). Alternatively, the first element might be related to Old English copp (“top, summit”), through the adjective coppel (“peaked, rounded”).

Words that rhyme with Copplestone

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Questions about Copplestone

What does Copplestone mean?
Copplestone means a village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS7602).
What part of speech is Copplestone?
Copplestone is a proper noun.

Words near Copplestone in the dictionary

  1. copple dust
  2. copple-crown
  3. copple-crowns
  4. coppled
  5. copples
  6. Copplestone
  7. Copplestones
  8. Coppock
  9. Coppocks
  10. Coppola
  11. Coppolas

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