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Ellesmere

/ˈɛlzmɪə(ɹ)/

Ellesmere proper noun: a town in Ellesmere Urban parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3934).

Proper noun

Ellesmere

  1. A town in Ellesmere Urban parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3934).
  2. A rural locality in South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A lagoon in Canterbury, New Zealand; in full, Lake Ellesmere.
  4. A rural locality in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand, north-west of Lake Ellesmere.
  5. The Earl of Ellesmere, a title in the British peerage, named after Ellesmere, Shropshire.

Words formed from Ellesmere

Questions about Ellesmere

What does Ellesmere mean?
Ellesmere means a town in Ellesmere Urban parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3934).
What part of speech is Ellesmere?
Ellesmere is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ellesmere?
Ellesmere is pronounced /ˈɛlzmɪə(ɹ)/.

Words near Ellesmere in the dictionary

  1. Ellerton
  2. Ellerton-on-Swale
  3. Ellertons
  4. Ellery
  5. Ellesborough
  6. Ellesmere
  7. Ellesmere Island
  8. Ellesmere Land
  9. Ellesmere Port
  10. Ellesmere Rural
  11. Ellesmere Urban

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