Ellesmere

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/ˈɛlzmɪə(ɹ)/

proper noun

A town in Ellesmere Urban parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3934).

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Meanings

proper noun
  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.
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APA

Ellesmere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ellesmere

MLA

“Ellesmere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ellesmere. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ellesmere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ellesmere.

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