"Mendip Hills" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /mɛn.dɪp hɪlz/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: mĕn'dĭp hĭlz [Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɪlz Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Mendepe}} Middle English Mendepe, {{der|en|xno|*Mendepe}} Anglo-Norman *Mendepe, {{der|en|cel-bry-pro|*mönɨð}} Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, {{inh|en|ang|yppe}} Old English yppe, {{inh|en|ang||*myned-yppe}} Old English *myned-yppe, {{inh|en|enm|Myne-deepes}} Middle English Myne-deepes Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Mendip Hills}} Mendip Hills
  1. A geographic area consisting of a mountain range of limestone hills in Somerset, England. Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Somerset, England Synonyms: Mendips Related terms: Mendip (english: local government district), mendipite
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