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Dartmoor

Dartmoor

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A small town in Victoria, Australia
  • proper noun
: Dartmoor
  • He moved to Dartmoor, a lovely town in Victoria, Australia, to enjoy a quieter lifestyle.

Examples

  • Dartmoor is a small town in Victoria, Australia, known for its scenic countryside.

  • The town's mayor, Phyllis Dartmoor, had initially been as hostile toward the group as the council members, but after a short flurry of fruitless efforts to force the Voyagers out of town, she had become surprisingly sanguine about the situation.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Many tourists visit Dartmoor in Victoria, Australia, to explore its charming shops and cafés.

Surface Forms

Dartmoor main

Morphology

Dartmoor = Dart + moor (semi-transparent) = Dart + moor

This is a transferred place name built from recognizable components, but the town name functions mainly as a proper noun and its referent is not compositionally predictable.

Etymology

The town Dartmoor in Australia was named by settlers after the English area. The name joins the River Dart and moor, so it originally meant the 'moor by the River Dart' even though it now names a town in Victoria.