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Plym

/plɪm/

Plym proper noun: a river in Devon, England, which flows from Dartmoor via Plymouth to Plymouth Sound on the English Channel.

Proper noun

Plym

  1. A river in Devon, England, which flows from Dartmoor via Plymouth to Plymouth Sound on the English Channel.

Noun

Plym (plural Plyms)

  1. (slang) A member of the Plymouth Brethren.

Forms of Plym

pluralPlyms

Origin of Plym

Back-formation of Plympton, meaning "plum tree;" also see Cornish ploumenn.

Questions about Plym

What does Plym mean?
Plym means a river in Devon, England, which flows from Dartmoor via Plymouth to Plymouth Sound on the English Channel.
What part of speech is Plym?
Plym can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Plym?
Plym is pronounced /plɪm/.

Words near Plym in the dictionary

  1. plygs
  2. plying
  3. plyings
  4. Plyler
  5. Plylers
  6. Plym
  7. Plymale
  8. Plymales
  9. Plymothean
  10. Plymotheans
  11. Plymothian

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