Offa's Dyke

proper noun

A manmade dyke designed to delineate the border between Mercia and Powys, roughly equivalent to the modern-day border between England and Wales

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A manmade dyke designed to delineate the border between Mercia and Powys, roughly equivalent to the modern-day border between England and Wales
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APA

Offa's Dyke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Offa's%20Dyke

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“Offa's Dyke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Offa's%20Dyke. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Offa's Dyke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Offa's%20Dyke.

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