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Dartmoor

UK/ˈdɑːtmɔː(ɹ)/

Dartmoor proper noun: a moor and national park in Devon, southern England.

Proper noun

Dartmoor

  1. A moor and national park in Devon, southern England.
  2. A town in the Shire of Glenelg, south western Victoria, Australia

Noun

Dartmoor (plural Dartmoors)

  1. A pony of a compact, hardy breed found in Devon, England.
    • […] the Dartmoors are nearly extinct; the Highland pony is still the old hardy animal nature formed; the Shetland pony of the northern Scottish isles is still diminutive, but beautiful.1858, The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, page 373

Forms of Dartmoor

pluralDartmoors

Origin of Dartmoor

From Dart, a river in Devon, + Old English mōr (“moor”).

Words formed from Dartmoor

Questions about Dartmoor

What does Dartmoor mean?
Dartmoor means a moor and national park in Devon, southern England.
What part of speech is Dartmoor?
Dartmoor can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Dartmoor?
Dartmoor is pronounced /ˈdɑːtmɔː(ɹ)/ (UK).

Words near Dartmoor in the dictionary

  1. dartle
  2. dartled
  3. dartles
  4. dartlike
  5. dartling
  6. Dartmoor
  7. Dartmoor Forest
  8. Dartmoors
  9. Dartmothian
  10. Dartmothians
  11. Dartmouth

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