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Knowstone

Knowstone proper noun: a village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS8223).

Proper noun

Knowstone

  1. A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS8223).

Origin of Knowstone

From the Old English personal name Cnut + stān (“stone”).

Questions about Knowstone

What does Knowstone mean?
Knowstone means a village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS8223).
What part of speech is Knowstone?
Knowstone is a proper noun.

Words near Knowstone in the dictionary

  1. knows which side one's bread is buttered on
  2. Knowsley
  3. knowsome
  4. knowst
  5. Knowsthorpe
  6. Knowstone
  7. knowwhaddamean
  8. Knox
  9. Knox City
  10. Knox County
  11. Knoxfield

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