towan
towan noun: a sand dune.
Noun
towan (plural towans)
- A sand dune.
- Here the pasture is old; and the grass very short, and perhaps salt. On these towans, distinguished as they are from very ancient times, the Cornish probably were feeding their sheep, before the Roman explored their country.1816, Richard Polwhele, The History of Cornwall, page 161
- The towans in the neighbourhood of Gwithian may be divided into three or four divisions:—The Gwithian towans, which are really a part of the Phillack towans, and may be comparatively recent; the Godrevy towans, which are certainly older, and must have been formed when the mouth of the Red River was...1909, Walter Rogers, "A Kitchen-Midden on Godrevy Towans", in the Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, volumes 17-18, page 238
Proper noun capitalized: Towan
Towan
towan meaning in Tamil
towan in Tamil
- மணற் குன்று
Forms of towan
| plural | towans |
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Origin of towan
Borrowed from Cornish tewyn.
Questions about towan
- What does towan mean?
- Towan means a sand dune.
- What is towan in Tamil?
- Towan in Tamil is மணற் குன்று. See Towan meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is towan?
- Towan can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of towan?
- The plural of towan is towans.
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