Monmouth

[ mon-muhth ]
/ ˈmɒn məθ /

noun

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

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Words nearby Monmouth

monks, monk's cloth, monk seal, monkshood, Monks' Mound, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Monnet, monnion, mono, monoacetin
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British Dictionary definitions for Monmouth (1 of 2)

Monmouth1
/ (ˈmɒnməθ) /

noun

a market town in E Wales, in Monmouthshire: Norman castle, where Henry V was born in 1387. Pop: 8547 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for Monmouth (2 of 2)

Monmouth2
/ (ˈmɒnməθ) /

noun

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
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