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Edgecumbe

Edgecumbe proper noun: a town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, named after Edgcumbe in Cornwall, England.

Proper noun

Edgecumbe

  1. A town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, named after Edgcumbe in Cornwall, England.

Origin of Edgecumbe

From Edgcumbe, from Edgecomb, which is a topographic surname, from Old English eċġ (“edge”) + cumb (“narrow valley”).

Questions about Edgecumbe

What does Edgecumbe mean?
Edgecumbe means a town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, named after Edgcumbe in Cornwall, England.
What part of speech is Edgecumbe?
Edgecumbe is a proper noun.

Words near Edgecumbe in the dictionary

  1. Edgecomb
  2. Edgecombe
  3. Edgecombe County
  4. Edgecombes
  5. Edgecombs
  6. Edgecumbe
  7. edged
  8. edged in
  9. edged out
  10. edged up
  11. Edgefield

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