Tynemouth

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/ˈtaɪnmaʊθ/obsolete/ˈtɪnməθ/

proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, historically in Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ3769).

OriginMiddle English Tynemouth ← Old English Tīnanmūþe →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, historically in Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ3769).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishTīnanmūþe
  2. Middle EnglishTynemouth
  3. EnglishTynemouth

Inherited from Middle English Tynemouth, Tynemouthe, from Old English Tīnanmūþe (literally “at the Tyne's mouth”); equivalent to the River Tyne + mouth.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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