English Explanatory Dictionary

cwm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre.
noun
  1. Initialism of Cincinnati water maze.
  2. Initialism of contemporary worship music.
name
  1. A village and community in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1805).
  2. A small village and community in Denbighshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ0677).

Pronunciation

/kuːm/ /kʊm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cwm.wav

Word forms

cwm cwms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Welsh cwm (“valley”). Doublet of combe.

Synonyms

cirque combe corrie
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