PONTEFRACT

Meaning of PONTEFRACT in English

/pon"teuh frakt'/ ; locally also /pum"frit, pom"-/ , n.

a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle. 31,335.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

PONTEFRACT — County: West Yorkshire Post Code: WF8
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
PONTEFRACT — geographical name town N England in West Yorkshire, SE of Leeds population 31,971
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PONTEFRACT — ˈpəm(p)-frət, ˈpäm(p)- geographical name town N England in West Yorkshire, SE of Leeds population 31,971
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PONTEFRACT — historic market town, Wakefield metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, historic county of Yorkshire, England. It lies east of …
Britannica English vocabulary
PONTEFRACT — Pontefract BrE AmE ˈpɒnt ɪ frækt -ə- AmE \ ˈpɑːn t̬ - —locally formerly also ˈpʌm p f rət, ˈpɒm …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PONTEFRACT — Pronunciation: ' pän-ti- ˌ frakt, formerly also ' p ə m(p)-fr ə t, ' päm(p)- Function: geographical name town N …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PONTEFRACT CAKE — [ 'pɒntɪfrakt ] ■ noun Brit. a flat round liquorice sweet. Origin C19: named after Pontefract (earlier Pomfret ), a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PONTEFRACT-CAKE — var. of POMFRET-CAKE.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PONTEFRACT-CAKE — var. of POMFRET-CAKE.
Oxford English vocab
RICHARD II — born Jan. 6, 1367, Bordeaux died February 1400, Pontefract, Yorkshire, Eng. King of England (1377–99). The grandson of Edward III …
Английский словарь Британика
POMFRET — I. ˈpämfrə̇t, ˈpəm- noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of earlier pamflet, probably from French pample, from Portuguese pampo 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POMFRET CAKE — [ 'pɒmfrɪt , 'pʌm- ] ■ noun archaic variant of Pontefract cake .
Concise Oxford English vocab
WEST YORKSHIRE — metropolitan county of northern England, comprising five metropolitan boroughs: Calderdale, Kirklees, and the city of Bradford in the west and …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAKEFIELD — urban area, city, and metropolitan borough in the southeastern portion of the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, historic county of …
Britannica English vocabulary
RICHARD II — died 1026/27 byname Richard The Good, French Richard Le Bon duke of Normandy (9961026/27), son of Richard I the Fearless. …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAINBOROW, THOMAS — died Oct. 29, 1648, Doncaster, Yorkshire, Eng. Rainborow also spelled Rainsborough English soldier and republican who fought for Parliament during …
Britannica English vocabulary
PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE — (1536), a rising in the northern counties of England, the only overt immediate discontent shown against the Reformation legislation of …
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NORFOLK, THOMAS OF BROTHERTON, EARL OF — born June 1, 1300, Brotherton, near Pontefract, Yorkshire, Eng. died August 1338 half brother of King Edward II of England …
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LANCASTER, THOMAS, 2ND EARL OF, EARL OF LEICESTER, ... — born c. 1278 died March 22, 1322, Pontefract, Yorkshire, Eng. a grandson of King Henry III of England and the …
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LAMBERT, JOHN — born autumn 1619, Calton, West Riding, Yorkshire, Eng. died March 1684, St. Nicholas Isle, off Plymouth, Devon a leading Parliamentary …
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GULLY, JOHN — born Aug. 21, 1783, Wick, Gloucestershire, Eng. died March 9, 1863, Durham, Durham prizefighter, racehorse fancier, and politician, a major …
Britannica English vocabulary
FAIRFAX (OF CAMERON), FERDINANDO FAIRFAX, 2ND BARON — born March 29, 1584, Yorkshire, Eng. died March 14, 1648, Yorkshire general who fought on the parliamentarian side in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
DARCY, THOMAS DARCY, LORD — born c. 1467 died June 30, 1537, London, Eng. also called Lord Darcy Of Darcy, or Lord Darcy Of Temple …
Britannica English vocabulary
POMFRET-CAKE — n. (also Pontefract-cake) Brit. a small round flat liquorice sweetmeat orig. made at Pontefract (earlier Pomfret) in Yorkshire.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POMFRETCAKE — n. (also Pontefract-cake) Brit. a small round flat liquorice sweetmeat orig. made at Pontefract (earlier Pomfret) in Yorkshire.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POMFRET-CAKE — n. (also Pontefract-cake) Brit. a small round flat liquorice sweetmeat orig. made at Pontefract (earlier Pomfret) in Yorkshire.
Oxford English vocab
TRUCULENT — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The National Assembly was being truculent over the budget proposals. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TELLING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES telling porkies ▪ Was he telling porkies again? telling...life story ▪ She insisted on telling …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEAR — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a court hears a case ▪ The county court will hear the case next month. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COOL — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cool breeze ▪ It was getting late and a cool breeze was blowing. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTENT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a contented baby ▪ Danielle was a lovely contented baby. a contents policy British …
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BLOC — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES en bloc ▪ You cannot dismiss these stories en bloc. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE …
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