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King's Lynn

King's Lynn proper noun: a market town and port in Norfolk, England.

Proper noun

King's Lynn

  1. A market town and port in Norfolk, England.

Origin of King's Lynn

From Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool, lake”), with Middle English king added in the reign of Henry VIII. The name has also been explained as Old English lean (“tenue”).

Words formed from King's Lynn

Questions about King's Lynn

What does King's Lynn mean?
King's Lynn means a market town and port in Norfolk, England.
What part of speech is King's Lynn?
King's Lynn is a proper noun.

Words near King's Lynn in the dictionary

  1. King's highway
  2. King's Inch
  3. King's Indian Defence
  4. king's knight's pawn
  5. king's knight's pawns
  6. King's Lynn
  7. King's Lynn and West Norfolk
  8. king's man
  9. King's Meaburn
  10. king's men
  11. King's Norton

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