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combe

Pronunciation: /kuːm/
(also coomb or coombe)
Definition of combe

noun

British
  • a short valley or hollow on a hillside or coastline, especially in southern England.
  • Geology a dry valley in a limestone or chalk escarpment.

Origin:

Old English cumb, occurring in charters in the names of places in southern England, many of which survive; of Celtic origin, related to cwm

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