Snowdon

English

Etymology

From Old English snaw+dun, Literally, “snow hill”

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -əʊdən

Proper noun

Snowdon (countable and uncountable, plural Snowdons)

  1. A placename
    1. The highest mountain in Wales, United Kingdom.
    2. A numer of small places in Britain, United Kingdom
  2. An English habitational surname from toponymy [in turn from Old English] for someone who lived in any of these places.

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