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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A town in Torfaen borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2900).
2. 2
   A village in the city of Kawartha Lakes, previously Victoria County, Ontario, Canada.
3. 3
   A locality in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Etymology

From Welsh Pont-y-pŵl. From pont y pŵl (literally “bridge of the pool”), from Latin pōns (“bridge”) and English pool.

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