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Offa's Dyke

Offa's Dyke proper noun: a manmade dyke designed to delineate the border between Mercia and Powys, roughly equivalent to the modern-day border between England and Wales.

Proper noun

Offa's Dyke

  1. A manmade dyke designed to delineate the border between Mercia and Powys, roughly equivalent to the modern-day border between England and Wales

Questions about Offa's Dyke

What does Offa's Dyke mean?
Offa's Dyke means a manmade dyke designed to delineate the border between Mercia and Powys, roughly equivalent to the modern-day border between England and Wales.
What part of speech is Offa's Dyke?
Offa's Dyke is a proper noun.

Words near Offa's Dyke in the dictionary

  1. off-world
  2. off-worlder
  3. off-worlders
  4. off.
  5. offa
  6. Offa's Dyke
  7. offal
  8. offald
  9. offalier
  10. offaliest
  11. offaling

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