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Lyd

Lyd proper noun: a river in West Devon, England, a tributary of the River Tamar.

Proper noun

Lyd

  1. A river in West Devon, England, a tributary of the River Tamar.
    • Around the corner from the church is Lydford Gorge, a thickly wooded ravine with a 100 ft waterfall carrying the swirling River Lyd down from Dartmoor.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 270, about Lydford
  2. A short river that flows through Lydney, Gloucestershire, England, and reaches the Severn via a canal.

Words formed from Lyd

Questions about Lyd

What does Lyd mean?
Lyd means a river in West Devon, England, a tributary of the River Tamar.
What part of speech is Lyd?
Lyd is a proper noun.

Words near Lyd in the dictionary

  1. lyctid
  2. lyctids
  3. Lycurgus
  4. lycée
  5. lycées
  6. Lyd
  7. Lyda
  8. Lyday
  9. Lydays
  10. Lydbrook
  11. Lydbury North

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