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Lumsden

Syllables: Lums·den/ˈlʌmz.dən/

Lumsden proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Lumsden (countable and uncountable, plural Lumsdens)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ4722).
  3. A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
    Synonyms:
    Cat Harbour
  4. A town in the Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, which includes the town; in full, the Rural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189.
  6. A small town in Southland, New Zealand.

Synonyms of Lumsden

  • Cat Harbour

Forms of Lumsden

pluralLumsdens

Origin of Lumsden

The town in Newfoundland is named after Methodist minister James Lumsden (1854 - 1915).

Questions about Lumsden

What does Lumsden mean?
Lumsden means a surname.
What part of speech is Lumsden?
Lumsden is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lumsden?
Lumsden is pronounced /ˈlʌmz.dən/.

Words near Lumsden in the dictionary

  1. lumpy jumper
  2. lumpy jumpers
  3. lumpy skin disease
  4. lums
  5. Lumsdale
  6. Lumsden
  7. Lumsdens
  8. Lumumbist
  9. Lumumbists
  10. lun
  11. Lun-t'ai

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