"Pontypool" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Welsh Pont-y-pŵl. From pont y pŵl (literally “bridge of the pool”), from Latin pōns (“bridge”) and English pool. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cy|Pont-y-pŵl}} Welsh Pont-y-pŵl, {{m|cy|pont y pŵl|lit=bridge of the pool}} pont y pŵl (literally “bridge of the pool”), {{der|en|la|pōns||bridge}} Latin pōns (“bridge”), {{der|en|en|pool}} English pool Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pontypool
  1. A town in Torfaen county borough, Wales, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SO2900). Categories (place): Places in Torfaen, Wales, Places in Wales, Towns in Torfaen, Wales, Towns in Wales Translations (town in Torfaen): Pont-y-pŵl [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Pontypool-en-name-k~Pkg28G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'town in Torfaen': 84 16
  2. A village in Kawartha Lakes, Victoria county, Ontario, Canada Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario
    Sense id: en-Pontypool-en-name-uffJv6se

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