Looe

//luː// name

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  1. 1
    A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in south-east Cornwall, England, situated on the River Looe (OS grid ref SX2553).

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laodiceanlouislukewarm

Etymology

From Cornish logh (“inlet”). Doublet of lay, loch, and lough.

Related phrases

East LooeSt Martin-by-Looe

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