Pontefract

P3O1N1T1E1F4R1A1C3T1

proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4522).

OriginLatin pons →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4522).

Origin

  1. Latinfractus“broken”
  2. Latinpons“bridge”
  3. EnglishPontefract

From Latin pons (“bridge”) + Latin fractus (“broken”).

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APA

Pontefract. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontefract

MLA

“Pontefract.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontefract. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pontefract,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontefract.

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