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Newquay

/ˈnjuːkiː/

Newquay proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council, on the north coast of Cornwall, south west England (OS grid ref SW8161).

Proper noun

Newquay

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council, on the north coast of Cornwall, south west England (OS grid ref SW8161).

Origin of Newquay

From new + quay, for a quay built here in the 15th century.

Questions about Newquay

What does Newquay mean?
Newquay means a town and civil parish with a town council, on the north coast of Cornwall, south west England (OS grid ref SW8161).
What part of speech is Newquay?
Newquay is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Newquay?
Newquay is pronounced /ˈnjuːkiː/.

Words near Newquay in the dictionary

  1. Newport Pagnell
  2. Newport-on-Tay
  3. Newporter
  4. Newporters
  5. Newports
  6. Newquay
  7. Newquist
  8. Newquists
  9. Newroz
  10. Newruz
  11. Newry

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