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Pontypool

Pontypool proper noun: a town in Torfaen borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2900).

Proper noun

Pontypool

  1. A town in Torfaen borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2900).
  2. A village in the city of Kawartha Lakes, previously Victoria County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A locality in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Origin of Pontypool

From Welsh Pont-y-pŵl. From pont y pŵl (literally “bridge of the pool”), from Latin pōns (“bridge”) and English pool.

Questions about Pontypool

What does Pontypool mean?
Pontypool means a town in Torfaen borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2900).
What part of speech is Pontypool?
Pontypool is a proper noun.

Words near Pontypool in the dictionary

  1. ponty
  2. Pontyates
  3. Pontyberem
  4. Pontyclun
  5. Pontycymer
  6. Pontypool
  7. Pontypridd
  8. Pontzius
  9. PONV
  10. pony
  11. pony and trap

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