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Lostwithiel

Lostwithiel proper noun: a small town and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1059).

Proper noun

Lostwithiel

  1. A small town and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1059).

Origin of Lostwithiel

From Cornish, the exact origin is unknown; possibly Old Cornish lost gwydhyel (“tail-end of the woodland”), for the second element see Breton gwez. More at Lostwithiel.

Questions about Lostwithiel

What does Lostwithiel mean?
Lostwithiel means a small town and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1059).
What part of speech is Lostwithiel?
Lostwithiel is a proper noun.

Words near Lostwithiel in the dictionary

  1. Lostock
  2. Lostock Gralam
  3. Lostock Hall
  4. Lostock Junction
  5. lostwave
  6. Lostwithiel
  7. lot
  8. Lot 11 and Area
  9. lot lizard
  10. lot lizards
  11. lot mead

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