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Capel
//ˈkeɪpəl// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A hamlet and civil parish in Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6344). countable, uncountable
- 3 A village and civil parish in Mole Valley district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ1740). countable, uncountable
- 4 A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Capel. countable, uncountable
- 5 A town in south-west Western Australia, within the above shire. countable, uncountable
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of caple (horse) alt-of, alternative, obsolete
- 2 A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes. uncountable
- 3 Alternative form of kappal (“ship”). alt-of, alternative
Etymology
From Old Norse [Term?] (whence Icelandic kapall), from Latin caballus.
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