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Prestatyn

/pɹɛsˈtætɪn/

Prestatyn proper noun: a coastal town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0682).

Proper noun

Prestatyn

  1. A coastal town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0682).
    • Philip Larkin, Sunny Prestatyn
      Come To Sunny Prestatyn / Laughed the girl on the poster, / Kneeling up on the sand / In tautened white satin.

Origin of Prestatyn

From Welsh Prestatyn. Doublet of Preston.

Questions about Prestatyn

What does Prestatyn mean?
Prestatyn means a coastal town and community with a town council in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0682).
What part of speech is Prestatyn?
Prestatyn is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Prestatyn?
Prestatyn is pronounced /pɹɛsˈtætɪn/.

Words near Prestatyn in the dictionary

  1. Prestas
  2. prestate
  3. prestates
  4. prestation
  5. prestatistical
  6. Prestatyn
  7. Prestbury
  8. preste
  9. Prestea
  10. presteam
  11. presteamed

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