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Newcastle-under-Lyme

/ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl ʌndəɹ ˈlaɪm/

Newcastle-under-Lyme proper noun: a market town and borough of Staffordshire, England.

Proper noun

Newcastle-under-Lyme

  1. A market town and borough of Staffordshire, England.

Origin of Newcastle-under-Lyme

From Newcastle + Proto-Celtic *limos (“elm”).

Questions about Newcastle-under-Lyme

What does Newcastle-under-Lyme mean?
Newcastle-under-Lyme means a market town and borough of Staffordshire, England.
What part of speech is Newcastle-under-Lyme?
Newcastle-under-Lyme is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Newcastle-under-Lyme?
Newcastle-under-Lyme is pronounced /ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl ʌndəɹ ˈlaɪm/.

Words near Newcastle-under-Lyme in the dictionary

  1. Newcastle on Clun
  2. Newcastle on Tyne
  3. Newcastle upon Tyne
  4. Newcastle West
  5. Newcastle-on-Tyne
  6. Newcastle-under-Lyme
  7. Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  8. Newcastleton
  9. newchurch
  10. Newchurch and Merthyr
  11. Newchurchman

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