"Mere" meaning in English

See Mere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: # For the places in England: from Old English mere (“lake, pond”). # For the place in Belgium: from Middle Dutch mēre, from Old Dutch meri (“lake, sea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|mere||lake, pond}} Old English mere (“lake, pond”), {{der|en|dum|mēre}} Middle Dutch mēre, {{der|en|odt|meri||lake, sea}} Old Dutch meri (“lake, sea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mere
  1. A village and civil parish in northern Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7381). Categories (place): Civil parishes of Cheshire, England, Places in Cheshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Cheshire, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Mere-en-name-SQnLkSu4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 27 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 48 25 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 25 27
  2. A small town and civil parish with a town council in south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8132). Categories (place): Civil parishes of Wiltshire, England, Places in England, Places in Wiltshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in Wiltshire, England
    Sense id: en-Mere-en-name-EMS2kHIr
  3. A sub-municipality in East Flanders, Belgium. Categories (place): Places in Belgium
    Sense id: en-Mere-en-name--JfLBpf2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Branston and Mere
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