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Lyme Regis

British  
/ laɪm ˈriːdʒɪs /

noun

  1. a resort in S England, in Dorset, on the English Channel: noted for finds of prehistoric fossils. Pop: 4406 (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

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The first complete ichthyosaur skeleton hailed from Lyme Regis, a seaside town along southern England’s iconic Jurassic Coast.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2022

No movie that finds Dakota Johnson modeling high-waisted frocks against the Lyme Regis seawall or the lush Somersetshire countryside could be called a complete waste of time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2022

One recent installation is Mary Anning, the fossil hunter, in Lyme Regis.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2022

On 21 May, organizers officially unveiled the statue in Lyme Regis on southern England’s Jurassic Coast.

From Science Magazine • May 25, 2022

Lyme Regis Wildest Dreams Amusement Arcade’s sort of built into the hillside park, on the seafront.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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