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llan.

church, parish

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɬan/
  1. church, parish

    feminine
  2. churchyard; enclosure, yard

    feminine
  3. small town or village

    feminine
  4. in place names: a monastery

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh llann, lan, from Old Welsh lann, from Proto-Brythonic *llann, from Proto-Celtic *landā, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).

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