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Tuam

/ˈtuːəm/

Tuam proper noun: a town in County Galway, Ireland.

Proper noun

Tuam

  1. A town in County Galway, Ireland.

Origin of Tuam

From Irish Tuaim, from tuaim (“tumulus”).

Questions about Tuam

What does Tuam mean?
Tuam means a town in County Galway, Ireland.
What part of speech is Tuam?
Tuam is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tuam?
Tuam is pronounced /ˈtuːəm/.

Words near Tuam in the dictionary

  1. tuakana
  2. tuakanas
  3. Tual
  4. Tualati
  5. Tualatin
  6. Tuam
  7. tuamine
  8. tuaminoheptane
  9. Tuamotu
  10. Tuamotuan
  11. Tuamotuans

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