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Ponteland

/pɒnˈtiːlənd/

Ponteland proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in southern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1672).

Proper noun

Ponteland

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in southern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1672).

Origin of Ponteland

From Anglo-Norman pont (“bridge”) + Middle English īland (“island”).

Words that rhyme with Ponteland

Questions about Ponteland

What does Ponteland mean?
Ponteland means a town and civil parish with a town council in southern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1672).
What part of speech is Ponteland?
Ponteland is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ponteland?
Ponteland is pronounced /pɒnˈtiːlənd/.

Words near Ponteland in the dictionary

  1. Pontefract
  2. Pontefract cake
  3. Pontefract cakes
  4. Ponteilla
  5. Ponteix
  6. Ponteland
  7. pontellid
  8. pontellids
  9. ponteng
  10. pontenged
  11. pontenging

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