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Winscombe.

A village in Winscombe and Sandford parish, North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4257).

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈwɪns.kəm/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A village in Winscombe and Sandford parish, North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4257).

  2. A rural locality in south Canterbury, New Zealand.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English Wynescumbe, Wynscombe, via Anglo-Norman Winescome, a spelling reinterpretation of Old English *Wīnescumb, from Old English wīn (“wine”) + Old English cumb (“valley”), literally 'The wine valley/combe'.

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