Malvern

[ mawl-vern, maw- for 1; mal-vern for 2 ]

/ ˈmɔl vərn, ˈmɔ- for 1; ˈmæl vərn for 2 /

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noun

an urban area in W England, SW of Birmingham: mineral springs; incorporated into Malvern Hills 1974.

a town in central Arkansas.

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Words nearby Malvern

Maluku, malunion, Malus' law, malvaceous, malvasia, Malvern, Malvern Hill, Malvern Hills, malversation, Malvinas, Malvine

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How to use Malvern in a sentence

Anything more unreasonable than the spirit in which Hyde met this, the Malvern doctor had never seen.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
Deep the maledictions heaped upon the drunken Magruder for the carnage at Malvern Hill.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
In the evening a minister officiated, who was on a visit to Malvern for the improvement of his health.
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2)|Timothy East
Our conversations at Malvern will ever be held by me in pleasing remembrance, and I shall long for an opportunity to renew them.
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2)|Timothy East

They have rather seriously affected my health, which has given way, and occasioned our present visit to Malvern.
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2)|Timothy East

British Dictionary definitions for Malvern

Malvern

/ (ˈmɔːlvən) /

noun

a town and resort in W England, in S Worcestershire on the E slopes of the Malvern Hills : annual dramatic festival; mineral springs. Pop: 35 588 (2001)

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