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Fowey

/ˈfɔɪ/

Fowey proper noun: a small town, port, and civil parish with a town council on the south coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1251).

Proper noun

Fowey

  1. A small town, port, and civil parish with a town council on the south coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1251).
  2. A river in Cornwall which flows from Bodmin Moor to the English Channel at the town of Fowey.

Questions about Fowey

What does Fowey mean?
Fowey means a small town, port, and civil parish with a town council on the south coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1251).
What part of speech is Fowey?
Fowey is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Fowey?
Fowey is pronounced /ˈfɔɪ/.

Words near Fowey in the dictionary

  1. FOVs
  2. fow
  3. fower
  4. fowers
  5. Fowerses
  6. Fowey
  7. Fowke
  8. Fowkes
  9. fowl
  10. fowl paralysis
  11. fowl pest

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