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Melbury Abbas

Melbury Abbas proper noun: a village and civil parish (served by Melbury Abbas and Cann Parish Council) in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8820).

Proper noun

Melbury Abbas

  1. A village and civil parish (served by Melbury Abbas and Cann Parish Council) in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8820).

Origin of Melbury Abbas

Recorded as Meleberie in 1086 (DB), and Melbury Abbatisse in 1291, from Latin abbatissa (“abbess”) and its early possession by Shaftesbury Abbey.

Questions about Melbury Abbas

What does Melbury Abbas mean?
Melbury Abbas means a village and civil parish (served by Melbury Abbas and Cann Parish Council) in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8820).
What part of speech is Melbury Abbas?
Melbury Abbas is a proper noun.

Words near Melbury Abbas in the dictionary

  1. Melbournian
  2. Melbournite
  3. Melbournites
  4. Melburnian
  5. Melburnians
  6. Melbury Abbas
  7. Melbury Osmond
  8. Melby
  9. Melbys
  10. Melcarth
  11. Melcher

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