English Explanatory Dictionary

Ellesmere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Ellesmere Urban parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3934).
  2. A rural locality in South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A lagoon in Canterbury, New Zealand; in full, Lake Ellesmere.
  4. A rural locality in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand, north-west of Lake Ellesmere.
  5. The Earl of Ellesmere, a title in the British peerage, named after Ellesmere, Shropshire.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛlzmɪə(ɹ)/

Word forms

Ellesmere

Derived words

Ellesmere Island Ellesmere Land Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Rural Ellesmere Urban
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