Lostwithiel

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proper noun

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1059).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small town and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX1059).

Origin

From Cornish, the exact origin is unknown; possibly Old Cornish lost gwydhyel (“tail-end of the woodland”), for the second element see Breton gwez. More at Lostwithiel.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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