Monmouth
Americannoun
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James Scott, Duke of, 1649–85, illegitimate son of Charles II of England and pretender to the throne of James II.
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a city in western Illinois.
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former name of Freehold.
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Etymology
Origin of Monmouth
From the River Monnow (from Welsh Mynwy) a river flowing through Herefordshire and Monmouthshire in the United Kingdom + mouth ( def. )
Example Sentences
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In 1999, Pierce was elected to become Bishop of Swansea and Brecon despite "rumours" about his conduct circulating among those who elected him including Williams, then Bishop of Monmouth, and Barry Morgan, then Bishop of Llandaff.
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"We've got reports of students who are online at two, three, four in the morning," Hugo Hutchinson, Monmouth Comprehensive headteacher, told the BBC last July.
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The Most Reverend Cherry Vann, who is also Bishop of Monmouth, became both the UK's first female Archbishop as well as the first openly gay Archbishop in the world, in July.
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The Met Office issued separate warnings, for parts of north, mid and south Wales, following recent flooding from Storm Bram and "devastating" flooding in Monmouth from Storm Claudia.
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The weather alerts come two weeks after danger to life flood warnings were issued and homes and businesses in Monmouth and elsewhere hit after rivers burst their banks.
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