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proper nounA geographic area consisting of a mountain range of limestone hills in Somerset, England.
Origin
- Middle EnglishMyne-deepes
- Old English*myned-yppe
- Old Englishyppe
- Proto-Brythonic*mönɨð
- Anglo-Norman*Mendepe
- Middle EnglishMendepe
- EnglishMendip Hills
from Middle English Mendepe, possibly via Anglo-Norman *Mendepe. The exact origin is uncertain; possibly a hybrid of Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, (“mountain”) and Old English yppe, (“upland hill” or “hunting upland”), possibly reconstructed as Old English *myned-yppe. Alternatively, a medieval folk form includes Middle English Myne-deepes (“mine-deeps”). + hills. For a further alternative to the above speculative conjectures, please see a remotely possible comparison in the 'discussion' page.
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Mendip Hills. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mendip%20Hills
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