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Yarmouth

Syllables: Yar·mouth/ˈjɑː(ɹ).məθ/

Yarmouth proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council on the northwest coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3589). Also the ellipsis of Great Yarmouth.

Proper noun

Yarmouth (countable and uncountable, plural Yarmouths)

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council on the northwest coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3589).
  2. A town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States.
  4. A town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.
  5. A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Also used as

Yarmouth is also the ellipsis of Great Yarmouth.

Forms of Yarmouth

pluralYarmouths

Origin of Yarmouth

* From the name of the River Yare + Old English mūþ (“mouth”). * On the Isle of Wight, from the River Yar + mouth. * The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Massachusetts.

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Words that rhyme with Yarmouth

Questions about Yarmouth

What does Yarmouth mean?
Yarmouth means a town and civil parish with a town council on the northwest coast of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3589).
What part of speech is Yarmouth?
Yarmouth is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Yarmouth?
Yarmouth is pronounced /ˈjɑː(ɹ).məθ/.

Words near Yarmouth in the dictionary

  1. yarmelke
  2. yarmelkes
  3. yarming
  4. Yarmolyntsi
  5. Yarmouk
  6. Yarmouth
  7. Yarmouth capon
  8. Yarmouth capons
  9. Yarmouth County
  10. Yarmouth Port
  11. Yarmouthian

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