North Downs
English
proper noun
Definitions
- An area of chalk downland in Kent and Surrey, south-east England.
Etymology
Compound from English north + English downs inherited from Middle English doun inherited from Old English dūn (mountain, hill).
Origin
Old English
dūn
Gloss
mountain, hill
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
山, 岳
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Norse English
- North Macedonia English
- North Sea English
- Northavon English
- Northland English
- Northumbria English
- downs English
- north English
- north-westerly English
- northbound English
- northbridge English
- northcentral English
- northeast English
- norther English
- northie English
- northing English
- northland English
- northly English
- northmost English
- northness English
- northpaw English
- northside English
- northward English
- northwards English
- northwest English
- northwesterly English
- northwestern English
- nord French
- dūn Old English
- winterdun Old English
- doun Middle English
- north Middle English
- nordo Esperanto
- north Cornish