Exmouth

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/ˈɛksməθ/

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in East Devon district, Devon, England, at the mouth of the River Exe (OS grid ref SY0081).

OriginOld English Exanmūþa →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in East Devon district, Devon, England, at the mouth of the River Exe (OS grid ref SY0081).
  2. A town and local government area (the Shire of Exmouth) in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishExanmūþa
  2. EnglishExmouth

In England, from Old English Exanmūþa recorded c. 1025, equivalent to Exe + mouth.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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