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Swanage

/ˈswɒnɪd͡ʒ/

Swanage proper noun: a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0378).

Proper noun

Swanage

  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0378).

Origin of Swanage

From Middle English Swanwiche, from Old English swan (“swan”) or swān (“herdsman, swain”) + wīċ (“village”).

Questions about Swanage

What does Swanage mean?
Swanage means a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, England (OS grid ref SZ0378).
What part of speech is Swanage?
Swanage is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Swanage?
Swanage is pronounced /ˈswɒnɪd͡ʒ/.

Words near Swanage in the dictionary

  1. swan-pans
  2. swan-shot
  3. swan-song
  4. swan-songs
  5. SWANA
  6. Swanage
  7. Swanberg
  8. Swanbergs
  9. swanbill
  10. swanbills
  11. Swanbourne

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