Meanings
proper noun
- A former local government district in Somerset, England, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Shepton Mallet, and abolished in 2023 without replacement.
adjectiveMendip (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to the Mendips or Mendip Hills.
A reduction in Mendip stone traffic lead to 59003 moving to Germany in 1997, before being brought back to the UK in 2014 by GB Railfreight.
2025 July 9, “Network News: Original silver and blue livery for Freightliner Class 59 to mark 40 years?”, in RAIL, number 1039, page 17
Origin
Named after the Mendip Hills.
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APA
Mendip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mendip
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“Mendip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mendip. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mendip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mendip.
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