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Wansdyke

Wansdyke proper noun: medieval earthworks in the West Country of England.

Proper noun

Wansdyke

  1. Medieval earthworks in the West Country of England.
    • With Arthur it was clearly the Falklands factor writ large. Actions such as organizing and building the Wansdyke or Cadbury 11 (the refortification) would have strengthened the authority and extended the power of whichever king was the organizer.2003, Rodney Castleden, King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend
  2. A former local government district in the County of Avon, England, formed in 1974 and merged into Bath and North East Somerset in 1996 when the county was abolished. It was named after the earthwork.

Questions about Wansdyke

What does Wansdyke mean?
Wansdyke means medieval earthworks in the West Country of England.
What part of speech is Wansdyke?
Wansdyke is a proper noun.

Words near Wansdyke in the dictionary

  1. wanrestful
  2. Wanrong
  3. wanrufe
  4. wans
  5. Wansbeck
  6. Wansdyke
  7. wanse
  8. Wansford
  9. Wanshan
  10. Wansley
  11. Wansleys

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