English Explanatory Dictionary

Monkwearmouth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An urban area in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, on the north side of the River Wear near its mouth (OS grid ref NZ3958).

Pronunciation

/ˌmʌŋkˈwɪə(ɹ)məθ/

Word forms

Monkwearmouth

Etymology

From Wermuth Monachorum (1291), from Latin monachorum; see also Wearmouth.

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