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stannary definition

stan·nary (stan′ər ē)

noun pl. stannaries -·ries

a region of tin mines and tinworks

Etymology: ML stannaria < LL stannum, stagnum, tin, prob. < Celt

stannary Idioms

the Stannaries

such a region in Devon & Cornwall, England

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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