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Lowestoft

/ˈloʊstɒft/

Lowestoft proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM5493).

Proper noun

Lowestoft

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM5493).

Origin of Lowestoft

From Old Norse Hloðvér (“a personal name”) + toft (“homestead”).

Words formed from Lowestoft

Questions about Lowestoft

What does Lowestoft mean?
Lowestoft means a town and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM5493).
What part of speech is Lowestoft?
Lowestoft is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lowestoft?
Lowestoft is pronounced /ˈloʊstɒft/.

Words near Lowestoft in the dictionary

  1. lowest-seeded
  2. lowest-status
  3. lowest-toned
  4. lowest-value
  5. lowest-velocity
  6. Lowestoft
  7. Lowestoftian
  8. Lowestoftians
  9. Lowgill
  10. lowgrade
  11. lowhanging

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