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Teign

/ˈteɪn/

Teign proper noun: a river in Devon, England, which has its source on Dartmoor, flowing into the English Channel at Teignmouth.

teign: a river in Devon, England, which has its source on Dartmoor, flowing into the English Channel at...
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Proper noun

Teign

  1. A river in Devon, England, which has its source on Dartmoor, flowing into the English Channel at Teignmouth.

Origin of Teign

First attested as Old English Teng in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 739, probably from Proto-Celtic *tīn (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow”). As such, possibly a doublet of Tyne and Tenna.

Words formed from Teign

Questions about Teign

What does Teign mean?
Teign means a river in Devon, England, which has its source on Dartmoor, flowing into the English Channel at Teignmouth.
What part of speech is Teign?
Teign is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Teign?
Teign is pronounced /ˈteɪn/.

Words near Teign in the dictionary

  1. Teigen
  2. Teigens
  3. Teighlor
  4. teiglach
  5. teiglech
  6. Teign
  7. Teignbridge
  8. Teigngrace
  9. Teignmouth
  10. teiid
  11. teiids

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