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cwm
(cwm)
Pronunciation:
/kʊm/
noun
a cirque, especially one in the mountains of Wales:
[
in place names
]
:
there is a dusting of snow in Cwm Glas Mawr
Origin:
mid 19th century
: Welsh
; related to
combe
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