Wimborne Minster

proper noun

A market town in Dorset, England, often known as just Wimborne.

OriginOld English winn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A market town in Dorset, England, often known as just Wimborne.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwinn“pasture”
  2. EnglishWimborne Minster

Old English winn (“pasture”) + burna (“stream”). The affix Minster distinguishes it from Wimborne St Giles.

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Wimborne Minster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wimborne%20Minster

MLA

“Wimborne Minster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wimborne%20Minster. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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