Yarmouth

American

[yahr-muhth] / ˈyɑr məθ /

noun

a city in SE Massachusetts.
a seaport in SW Nova Scotia, in SE Canada: summer resort.
Great. Great Yarmouth.

Yarmouth British

/ ˈjɑːməθ /

noun

short for Great Yarmouth

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Lowe, who represents Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, welcomed Whitford's defection on X, claiming "the patriots keep coming and coming".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The councillors have joined Restore Britain, launched last week by Rupert Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth, and will form their own group on Kent County Council.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

In April 2018 he bought The Albatross restaurant in Regent Road, Great Yarmouth, with the assistance of a bank loan.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

It’s the teeniest, tiniest radio station out of Yarmouth, Maine.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

The Yarmouth police take two minutes to show up.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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