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Little Ouse

Little Ouse proper noun: a river of England in Suffolk and Norfolk, forming the county border for much of its length, with the last few miles bordering Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, before joining the Great Ouse north of Littleport.

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Proper noun

Little Ouse

  1. A river of England in Suffolk and Norfolk, forming the county border for much of its length, with the last few miles bordering Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, before joining the Great Ouse north of Littleport.
  2. A hamlet in Littleport parish, East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, on the south bank of the river (OS grid ref TL6289).

Questions about Little Ouse

What does Little Ouse mean?
Little Ouse means a river of England in Suffolk and Norfolk, forming the county border for much of its length, with the last few miles bordering Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, before joining the Great Ouse north of Littleport.
What part of speech is Little Ouse?
Little Ouse is a proper noun.

Words near Little Ouse in the dictionary

  1. little ole
  2. little one
  3. little ones
  4. Little Optimum
  5. Little Osage
  6. Little Ouse
  7. little owl
  8. little owls
  9. Little Packington
  10. Little Pakistan
  11. Little Palestine

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