Monmouth

M3O1N1M3O1U1T1H4
/ˈmɒnməθ/

proper noun

A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5012).

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5012).
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A township in Warren County, Illinois, named after the Battle of Monmouth.
    2. A minor city and township in Jackson County, Iowa, named after the Battle of Monmouth.

Origin

  1. WelshMynwy
  2. EnglishMonmouth

From Monnow + mouth, Monnow coming from Welsh Mynwy.

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Translations

Welsh Trefynwy
  • Trefynwytown
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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