Exmoor

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proper noun

A moor and national park in Devon and Somerset, southern England.

OriginOld English Ex →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A moor and national park in Devon and Somerset, southern England.
nounExmoor (plural Exmoors)

plural Exmoors

  1. One of a breed of horned sheep of Devonshire, England, with white legs and face and black nostrils.
  2. One of a breed of ponies native to the Exmoor district.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishEx
  2. EnglishExmoor

From Old English Ex + mōr (“moor”), 'the wet land where the River Exe rises'.

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

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