Looe

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UK/luː/

proper noun

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Cornwall, England, situated on the River Looe (OS grid ref SX2553).

OriginCornish Logh →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Cornwall, England, situated on the River Looe (OS grid ref SX2553).

Origin

  1. CornishLogh
  2. EnglishLooe

From Cornish Logh, from logh (“inlet”). Doublet of lay, loch, and lough.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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