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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One of a particular English breed of small sheep with long wool and horns.
2. 2
   Alternative form of rumney. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
3. 3
   A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
4. 4
   A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Eastland County, Texas.
5. 5
   A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, named after Romney in Kent.

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6. 6
   An English earldom.

Synonyms

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paintersheep

Example

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"Romney said the Obama campaign had been "reduced to petty attacks and silly word games"."

Etymology

From a name of a village in Kent (see Old Romney), from a compound of Latin rumen (“gullet”) and Old English ēa (“river”).

Related phrases

New RomneyRomney MarshRomney hutcounty seathampshire countywest virginia

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