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Newent

UK/njuːənt/

Newent proper noun: a small town and civil parish with a town council in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7225).

Proper noun

Newent

  1. A small town and civil parish with a town council in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7225).

Origin of Newent

Recorded as Noent in 1086 (DB).

Questions about Newent

What does Newent mean?
Newent means a small town and civil parish with a town council in Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7225).
What part of speech is Newent?
Newent is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Newent?
Newent is pronounced /njuːənt/ (UK).

Words near Newent in the dictionary

  1. newells
  2. newels
  3. newelties
  4. newelty
  5. Newens
  6. Newent
  7. newer
  8. newer-fangled
  9. newer-fashioned
  10. newes
  11. newest

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