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Loughor

Loughor proper noun: a river in Carmarthenshire, and the city and county of Swansea, southern Wales.

Proper noun

Loughor

  1. A river in Carmarthenshire, and the city and county of Swansea, southern Wales.
  2. A town lying on the estuary of the river Loughor, in Llwchwr community, city and county of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS5798).

Origin of Loughor

Anglicisation of Welsh Llwchwr.

Questions about Loughor

What does Loughor mean?
Loughor means a river in Carmarthenshire, and the city and county of Swansea, southern Wales.
What part of speech is Loughor?
Loughor is a proper noun.

Words near Loughor in the dictionary

  1. Loughmillers
  2. Loughner
  3. Loughners
  4. Loughney
  5. Loughneys
  6. Loughor
  7. Loughran
  8. Loughrans
  9. Loughrea
  10. Loughrey
  11. Loughreys

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