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Mendip Hills

/mɛn.dɪp hɪlz/

Mendip Hills proper noun: a geographic area consisting of a mountain range of limestone hills in Somerset, England.

Proper noun

Mendip Hills

  1. A geographic area consisting of a mountain range of limestone hills in Somerset, England.
    Synonyms:
    Mendips

Synonyms of Mendip Hills

Origin of Mendip Hills

from Middle English Mendepe, possibly via Anglo-Norman *Mendepe. The exact origin is uncertain; possibly a hybrid of Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, (“mountain”) and Old English yppe, (“upland hill” or “hunting upland”), possibly reconstructed as Old English *myned-yppe. Alternatively, a medieval folk form includes Middle English Myne-deepes (“mine-deeps”). + hills. For a further alternative to the above speculative conjectures, please see a remotely possible comparison in the 'discussion' page.

Words that rhyme with Mendip Hills

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Questions about Mendip Hills

What does Mendip Hills mean?
Mendip Hills means a geographic area consisting of a mountain range of limestone hills in Somerset, England.
What part of speech is Mendip Hills?
Mendip Hills is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mendip Hills?
Mendip Hills is pronounced /mɛn.dɪp hɪlz/ (UK).

Words near Mendip Hills in the dictionary

  1. mending fences
  2. mending one's ways
  3. mendings
  4. Mendiola
  5. Mendip
  6. Mendip Hills
  7. mendipite
  8. Mendips
  9. Mendivil
  10. Mendivils
  11. Mendizabal

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