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Mornington

UK/ˈmɔːnɪŋtən/

Mornington proper noun: a coastal village in County Meath, Ireland.

Proper noun

Mornington

  1. A coastal village in County Meath, Ireland.
  2. A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
  4. A seaside town near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  5. A suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
  6. A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.

Origin of Mornington

The likely original source is Irish Baile Uí Mhornáin, 'Ó Mornán's town'. Another source is from the Earl of Mornington in the Irish Peerage, e.g. in Victoria.

Words formed from Mornington

Questions about Mornington

What does Mornington mean?
Mornington means a coastal village in County Meath, Ireland.
What part of speech is Mornington?
Mornington is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mornington?
Mornington is pronounced /ˈmɔːnɪŋtən/ (UK).

Words near Mornington in the dictionary

  1. morningstar
  2. morningstars
  3. Morningthorpe
  4. Morningthorpe and Fritton
  5. morningtide
  6. Mornington
  7. Mornington Crescent
  8. Mornington Peninsula
  9. morningward
  10. mornless
  11. mornlike

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