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Monmouth

[ mon-muhth ]

noun

  1. James Scott, Duke of, 1649–85, illegitimate son of Charles II of England and pretender to the throne of James II.
  2. a city in western Illinois.
  3. former name of Freehold.


Monmouth

1

/ ˈɒԳəθ /

noun

  1. a market town in E Wales, in Monmouthshire: Norman castle, where Henry V was born in 1387. Pop: 8547 (2001)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Monmouth

2

/ ˈɒԳəθ /

noun

  1. Monmouth, Duke of16491685MEnglishPOLITICS: rebel leader James Scott, Duke of Monmouth. 1649–85, the illegitimate son of Charles II of England, he led a rebellion against James II in support of his own claim to the Crown; captured and beheaded
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Monmouth1

From the River Monnow (from Welsh Mynwy) a river flowing through Herefordshire and Monmouthshire in the United Kingdom + mouth ( def )
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Sarah, from Monmouth, has a five-year-old son called Ivor who was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome just before his third birthday.

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Davies left school at 16 and worked in his family's haulage business before being elected to what was then the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 and later serving 19 years as MP for Monmouth.

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Ms Bowen, 53, disappeared from the home she shared with her husband in Llandogo, near Monmouth, in August 1997.

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Kelley spent her life turning her home into a sanctuary after moving to California from Monmouth, Ill. She and her late husband, Howard, bought the blue, three-bed, one-bath house in the late 1960s.

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The share of U.S. citizens who say they would move abroad if they could has tripled since 1974 to reach 34%, according to a March poll by Monmouth University.

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