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Oundle

/ˈaʊndəl/

Oundle proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0488).

Proper noun

Oundle

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0488).

Origin of Oundle

Inherited from Middle English Oundel, Undle, from Old English Undolum (recorded as Undolumc), perhaps related to under (“under, among”).

Questions about Oundle

What does Oundle mean?
Oundle means a market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0488).
What part of speech is Oundle?
Oundle is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Oundle?
Oundle is pronounced /ˈaʊndəl/.

Words near Oundle in the dictionary

  1. ouncer
  2. ouncers
  3. ounces
  4. ouncil
  5. ouncils
  6. Oundle
  7. oundy
  8. oungan
  9. oungans
  10. ounging
  11. ouns

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