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Llandovery

Llandovery proper noun: a market town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN7634).

Proper noun (1)

Llandovery

  1. A market town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN7634).

Proper noun (2)

Llandovery

  1. A geological epoch within the Silurian period from about 443 to 428 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the trilobites.

Origin of Llandovery

From Welsh Llanymddyfri (literally “church near the waters”).

From the rock formation named after the nearby town.

Questions about Llandovery

What does Llandovery mean?
Llandovery means a market town and community with a town council in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN7634).
What part of speech is Llandovery?
Llandovery is a proper noun.

Words near Llandovery in the dictionary

  1. Llandinam
  2. Llandogo
  3. Llandough
  4. Llandoverian
  5. Llandoverians
  6. Llandovery
  7. Llandow
  8. Llandre
  9. Llandrindod Wells
  10. Llandrinio
  11. Llandudno

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