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Square and Compass

Square and Compass proper noun: a small village in Llanrhian community, north-west Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8431).

square and compass: a small village in Llanrhian community, north-west Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8431)
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Proper noun

Square and Compass

  1. A small village in Llanrhian community, north-west Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8431).

Origin of Square and Compass

Apparently from the name of a local public house. The square and compass(es) is a Freemasonry symbol.

Questions about Square and Compass

What does Square and Compass mean?
Square and Compass means a small village in Llanrhian community, north-west Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8431).
What part of speech is Square and Compass?
Square and Compass is a proper noun.

Words near Square and Compass in the dictionary

  1. squaraines
  2. squaramide
  3. squarate
  4. squarates
  5. square
  6. Square and Compass
  7. square annuli
  8. square annulus
  9. square around
  10. square away
  11. square ball

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