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Morecambe

/ˈmɔːkəm/

Morecambe proper noun: a resort town and civil parish with a town council in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4364).

Proper noun

Morecambe

  1. A resort town and civil parish with a town council in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4364).

Origin of Morecambe

Antiquarian revival of Ancient Greek Μορικάμπε (Morikámpe), from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *kambos (“crooked”)

Words formed from Morecambe

Questions about Morecambe

What does Morecambe mean?
Morecambe means a resort town and civil parish with a town council in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4364).
What part of speech is Morecambe?
Morecambe is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Morecambe?
Morecambe is pronounced /ˈmɔːkəm/.

Words near Morecambe in the dictionary

  1. Morea
  2. Moreau
  3. Moreauvian
  4. Morebath
  5. Morebattle
  6. Morecambe
  7. Morecambe Bay
  8. Morecock
  9. Morecocks
  10. mored
  11. moredom

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