Camborne

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proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in western Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6440).

OriginCornish Kammbronn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in western Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6440).
  2. A ghost town and locality in British Columbia, Canada.
  3. A community in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A suburb of the city of Porirua, Wellington region, New Zealand.

Origin

  1. CornishKammbronn
  2. EnglishCamborne

From Cornish Kammbronn, meaning "crooked hill".

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Camborne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camborne

MLA

“Camborne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camborne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Camborne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camborne.

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