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Port Isaac

Port Isaac proper noun: a coastal village in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9980).

Proper noun

Port Isaac

  1. A coastal village in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9980).

Origin of Port Isaac

Anglicized form of Cornish Porthysek, a toponym composed of the elements porth (“port”) + ysek (“abounding in corn”); first recorded as Portusek in 1338.

Questions about Port Isaac

What does Port Isaac mean?
Port Isaac means a coastal village in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9980).
What part of speech is Port Isaac?
Port Isaac is a proper noun.

Words near Port Isaac in the dictionary

  1. Port Hope
  2. Port Hope Simpson
  3. Port Hueneme
  4. Port Huon
  5. Port Huron
  6. Port Isaac
  7. Port Isabel
  8. Port Jackson
  9. Port Jackson Pidgin English
  10. Port Jackson pine
  11. Port Jackson shark

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