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Looe

UK/luː/

Looe proper noun: a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Cornwall, England, situated on the River Looe (OS grid ref SX2553).

Proper noun

Looe

  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Cornwall, England, situated on the River Looe (OS grid ref SX2553).

Origin of Looe

From Cornish Logh, from logh (“inlet”). Doublet of lay, loch, and lough.

Words formed from Looe

Questions about Looe

What does Looe mean?
Looe means a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Cornwall, England, situated on the River Looe (OS grid ref SX2553).
What part of speech is Looe?
Looe is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Looe?
Looe is pronounced /luː/ (UK).

Words near Looe in the dictionary

  1. LOOCV
  2. looderamawn
  3. looderamawns
  4. loodheramaun
  5. loodheramauns
  6. Looe
  7. looed
  8. looey
  9. looeys
  10. loof
  11. loofa

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