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Marwood

Marwood proper noun: a village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS542013).

Proper noun

Marwood (countable and uncountable, plural Marwoods)

  1. A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS542013).
  2. A civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ053972).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Marwood

pluralMarwoods

Origin of Marwood

From Old English ġemære (“border, limit”) + wudu (“wood”).

Words formed from Marwood

Questions about Marwood

What does Marwood mean?
Marwood means a village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS542013).
What part of speech is Marwood?
Marwood is a proper noun.

Words near Marwood in the dictionary

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  3. Marwari
  4. Marwaris
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