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Exmoor
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English
Etymology
From en ang Ex + ang mōr moor, 'the wet land where the River Exe rises'.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛksmɔː(r)/ /ˈɛksmʊə(r)/
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Proper noun
en moor/and/national park co/Devon and co/Somerset southern cc/England.
en 5 October 2026 Sam Woodhouse Jeffrey Archer: successful novelist, disgraced politician and convicted liar https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80095q7p7jo BBC News In 1951, the young Archer went to Wellington School on the edge of Exmoor. 5 October 2026
Derived terms
en Exmoorian
See also
en Dartmoor
en Exe
en Exmouth
Noun
One of a breed of horned sheep of Devonshire, England, with white legs and face and black nostrils.
One of a breed of ponies native to the Exmoor district.