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Lyme Regis

/ˌlaɪmˈɹiːdʒɪs/

Lyme Regis proper noun: a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in south-west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY3492).

Proper noun

Lyme Regis

  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in south-west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY3492).

Origin of Lyme Regis

Regis (from Latin regis) was added to the town's name in 1284.

Questions about Lyme Regis

What does Lyme Regis mean?
Lyme Regis means a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in south-west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY3492).
What part of speech is Lyme Regis?
Lyme Regis is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lyme Regis?
Lyme Regis is pronounced /ˌlaɪmˈɹiːdʒɪs/.

Words near Lyme Regis in the dictionary

  1. Lyme disease
  2. Lyme diseases
  3. lyme grass
  4. lyme grasses
  5. Lyme neuroborreliosis
  6. Lyme Regis
  7. lymecycline
  8. lymed
  9. lymegrass
  10. lymer
  11. lymers

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