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Montacute

Montacute proper noun: a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4916).

Proper noun

Montacute (countable and uncountable, plural Montacutes)

  1. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4916).
    • The name Montacute derives from the Latin mons acutus, meaning 'steep hill'.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 287
  2. A regional area in Adelaide Hills council area, South Australia, named after the Somerset village.
  3. A habitational surname from Old French.

Forms of Montacute

pluralMontacutes

Origin of Montacute

Latinized from Montagu, from Old French mont (“mountain”) + aigu (“sharp”). Alternatively from Latin mons acutus.

Questions about Montacute

What does Montacute mean?
Montacute means a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4916).
What part of speech is Montacute?
Montacute is a proper noun.

Words near Montacute in the dictionary

  1. Mont-Blanc
  2. Mont-de-Marsan
  3. Mont-de-Piété
  4. Mont-Tremblant
  5. Mont.
  6. Montacute
  7. Montacutes
  8. montacutid
  9. montacutids
  10. montadale
  11. Montadales

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