Dungeness
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English
Etymology
The first element is probably related to the nearby Denge Marsh, while the second element derives from Old Norse nes (“headland”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dungeness
- A headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland.
- An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Hill, J. (2013). Weather Architecture. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, p. 288
- ^ Clough, J. C. (1876). On the Existence of Mixed Languages: Being an Examination of the Fundamental Axioms of the Foreign School of Modern Philology, More Especially as Applied to the English. United Kingdom: Longmans, p. 70