Kentisbury

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proper noun

A hamlet and civil parish (served by Kentisbury and Trentishoe Parish Council) in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6243).

OriginOld English byriġ →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Kentisbury and Trentishoe Parish Council) in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6243).

Origin

  1. Old Englishbyriġ
  2. EnglishKentisbury

From a Cornish word related to Welsh cantel (“rim, circle”) + -s- + Old English byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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