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Port Quin

Port Quin proper noun: a hamlet and cove in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9780).

port quin: a hamlet and cove in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref...
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Proper noun

Port Quin

  1. A hamlet and cove in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9780)

Origin of Port Quin

From Cornish Porth Gwynn (literally “white cove”), from porth (“harbour”) + gwynn (“white”).

Questions about Port Quin

What does Port Quin mean?
Port Quin means a hamlet and cove in St Endellion parish, on the north coast of Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9780).
What part of speech is Port Quin?
Port Quin is a proper noun.

Words near Port Quin in the dictionary

  1. Port Orford cedars
  2. Port Penrhyn
  3. Port Pirie
  4. Port Poyohon
  5. Port Providence
  6. Port Quin
  7. Port Radium
  8. Port Region
  9. port replicator
  10. port replicators
  11. Port Republic

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