Falmouth
Syllables: Fal·mouthUK/ˈfæl.məθ/
Falmouth proper noun: a town, port, and civil parish with a town council in south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8132).
Proper noun
Falmouth
- A town, port, and civil parish with a town council in south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8132).
- In previous years Penryn Town Council has used Falmouth Town Council to fulfil the parks contract and glyphosate had been used, councillor Debra Clegg confirmed.2026 January 14, Lisa Young, “Council delays decision about weedkiller use”, in BBC, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2026
- A village in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Suwannee County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Fairview Township, Fayette County and Union Township and Washington Township, Rush County, Indiana.
- A city, the county seat of Pendleton County, Kentucky.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
- Erickson shared images on CNN iReport that show mixed holiday decorations in their Falmouth, Massachusetts, home, from a menorah and advent calendar to stockings bearing the phrase “shalom” and plates decorated with dreidels on a red plaid table cloth.2012 December 14, Emanuella Grinberg, Christina Zdanowicz, “Celebrating Chrismukkah: Shalom stockings and Hanukkah bushes”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2013
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clam Union Township, Missaukee County, Michigan.
- A census-designated place in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- A census-designated place in Stafford County, Virginia.
- A port town in Saint Paul parish, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.
- A town and parish capital in Trelawny parish, Jamaica, named for the town in Cornwall, England.
- My son says that this telephone can even allow you to chat with someone in another district—that you may be in Falmouth, yet your talk may be raising the eyebrows of someone in Kingston.2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 102
- A rural community of Break O'Day council area, Tasmania, Australia.
Falmouth meaning in Arabic
Falmouth in Arabic
- town in Jamaica
- فالماوث
Origin of Falmouth
For the Cornish town (sense 1), from Fal + mouth, at the mouth of the River Fal.
Words formed from Falmouth
Questions about Falmouth
- What does Falmouth mean?
- Falmouth means a town, port, and civil parish with a town council in south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8132).
- What is Falmouth in Arabic?
- Falmouth in Arabic is فالماوث. See Falmouth meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Falmouth?
- Falmouth is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Falmouth?
- Falmouth is pronounced /ˈfæl.məθ/ (UK).
Words near Falmouth in the dictionary
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