English Explanatory Dictionary

Dungeness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A headland in Lydd parish, on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland (OS grid ref TR0916).
  2. An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States.
  3. A town near Lucinda, Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˌdʌn.d͡ʒəˈnɛs/

Word forms

Dungeness

Etymology

The first element is probably related to the nearby Denge Marsh, while the second element derives from Old Norse nes (“headland”).

Derived words

Dungeness crab
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on D Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary