Leominster

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UK, place/ˈlɛmstə/US, place/ˈlɛmənstəɹ/

proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in northern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4958).

OriginMiddle English Lemynster ← Old English Lēomynster →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in northern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4958).
  2. A city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishLēomynster
  2. Middle EnglishLemynster
  3. EnglishLeominster

Inherited from Middle English Lemynster, Lemyster, from Old English Lēomynster, from Lēon (a region name) + mynster (“monastery”).

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Translations

Welsh Llanllieni
  • Llanllienimarket town in Herefordshire, England
Cite this entry
APA

Leominster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leominster

MLA

“Leominster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leominster. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leominster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leominster.

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