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Melbury Osmond

Melbury Osmond proper noun: a village and civil parish in north-west Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST5707).

melbury osmond: a village and civil parish in north-west Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST5707)
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Proper noun

Melbury Osmond

  1. A village and civil parish in north-west Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST5707).

Origin of Melbury Osmond

Osmond probably refers to Saint Osmund, to whom the village church is dedicated.

Questions about Melbury Osmond

What does Melbury Osmond mean?
Melbury Osmond means a village and civil parish in north-west Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST5707).
What part of speech is Melbury Osmond?
Melbury Osmond is a proper noun.

Words near Melbury Osmond in the dictionary

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

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