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Malvern

UK/ˈmɔːlvən/

Malvern proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England. See also Great Malvern.

Proper noun

Malvern

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England. See also Great Malvern.
  2. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  3. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  4. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  5. A village in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.
  6. A neighbourhood in north-east Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  7. A town in Geneva County, Alabama.
  8. A city, the county seat of Hot Spring County, Arkansas.
  9. A city in Mills County, Iowa.
  10. A village in Brown Township, Carroll County, Ohio.
  11. A borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  12. An unincorporated community in the town of Pelican, Oneida County, Wisconsin.

Origin of Malvern

Inherited from Middle English Malverne, from Old English Mælfern, from an Old Welsh form equivalent to Modern Welsh moelfryn (“bald hill”).

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Phrases with Malvern

Questions about Malvern

What does Malvern mean?
Malvern means a town and civil parish with a town council in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England. See also Great Malvern.
What part of speech is Malvern?
Malvern is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Malvern?
Malvern is pronounced /ˈmɔːlvən/ (UK).

Words near Malvern in the dictionary

  1. Malvar Sergeant Floresca
  2. malvas
  3. malvasia
  4. malvasias
  5. Malveaux
  6. Malvern
  7. Malvern East
  8. Malvern Hills
  9. Malvern Link
  10. Malvern pudding
  11. Malvern puddings

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