Alun

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Welsh.
  2. 2
    The Welsh spelling (Afon Alun) of the River Alyn, in Denbighshire and Flintshire, Wales.

    "Small and isolated, Llanarmon-yn-Ial is tucked away in the valley of the River Alun. […] The road that approaches Llanarmon-yn-Ial from the south curls around the churchyard, and then runs down to a bridge over the Alun."

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alyn

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"Small and isolated, Llanarmon-yn-Ial is tucked away in the valley of the River Alun. […] The road that approaches Llanarmon-yn-Ial from the south curls around the churchyard, and then runs down to a bridge over the Alun."

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