English word origin

Etymology of Cove

From Old English cofa (“cave, cove, hollow, cavern”).

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Source etymology 1

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name

An unincorporated community in Apache County, Arizona. · A town in Polk County, Arkansas. · An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri. · A minor city in Union County, Oregon.

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From Old English cofa (“cave, cove, hollow, cavern”).

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Derivation mentioncofaang

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Source etymology 2

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name

The official active supporters' group of Sydney FC (an Australian soccer club based in Sydney).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Sydney Cove.

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