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Lyonesse

/liːɒˈnɛs/

Lyonesse proper noun: a kingdom mentioned in Arthurian legend, consisting of a long strand of land stretching from Land's End at the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England to what is now the Isles of Scilly in the Celtic Sea portion of the Atlantic Ocean. It was considered lost after being swallowed by the ocean in a single night.

Proper noun

Lyonesse

  1. A kingdom mentioned in Arthurian legend, consisting of a long strand of land stretching from Land's End at the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England to what is now the Isles of Scilly in the Celtic Sea portion of the Atlantic Ocean. It was considered lost after being swallowed by the ocean in a single night.

Forms of Lyonesse

alternative formLyonnesse

Questions about Lyonesse

What does Lyonesse mean?
Lyonesse means a kingdom mentioned in Arthurian legend, consisting of a long strand of land stretching from Land's End at the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England to what is now the Isles of Scilly in the Celtic Sea portion of the Atlantic Ocean. It was considered lost after being swallowed by the ocean in a single night.
What part of speech is Lyonesse?
Lyonesse is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lyonesse?
Lyonesse is pronounced /liːɒˈnɛs/.

Words near Lyonesse in the dictionary

  1. Lyon bean
  2. Lyon beans
  3. Lyon County
  4. Lyon Court
  5. Lyonese
  6. Lyonesse
  7. lyonetid
  8. lyonetiid
  9. lyonetiids
  10. lyonia
  11. Lyonian

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