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Leominster

/ˈlɛmstə/US/ˈlɛmənstəɹ/

Leominster proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in northern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4958).

Proper noun

Leominster

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in northern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4958).
  2. A city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

Origin of Leominster

Inherited from Middle English Lemynster, Lemyster, from Old English Lēomynster, from Lēon (a region name) + mynster (“monastery”).

Questions about Leominster

What does Leominster mean?
Leominster means a market town and civil parish with a town council in northern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4958).
What part of speech is Leominster?
Leominster is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Leominster?
Leominster is pronounced /ˈlɛmstə/ (UK).

Words near Leominster in the dictionary

  1. leogryph
  2. leogryphs
  3. leois
  4. Leola
  5. Leomania
  6. Leominster
  7. Leon
  8. Leon County
  9. Leon Kilat
  10. Leona
  11. Leona Valley

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