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Dungeness
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English
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thumb|Dungeness, Kent, is on the left in this view
Etymology
The first element is probably related to the nearby Denge Marsh, while the second element derives from en non nes headland.Hill, J. (2013). Weather Architecture. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, p. 288Clough, J. C. (1876). On the Existence of Mixed Languages: Being an Examination of the Fundamental Axioms of the Foreign School of Modern Philology, More Especially as Applied to the English. United Kingdom: Longmans, p. 70
Pronunciation
en /ˌdʌn.d͡ʒəˈnɛs/
Proper noun
en headland par/Lydd on the coast of co/Kent cc/England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland OS grid ref TR0916.
en unincorporated community co/Clallam County s/Washington c/USA.
en town near x/Lucinda shire:Pref/Hinchinbrook s/Queensland c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Dungeness crab
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