Cotswolds

[kots-wohldz, -wuhldz]

Cots·wolds

[kots-wohldz, -wuhldz]
noun (used with a plural verb)
a range of hills in SW England, in Gloucestershire.
Also called Cotswold Hills.

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Cots·wold

[kots-wohld, -wuhld]
noun
one of an English breed of large sheep having coarse, long wool.

Origin:
named after the Cotswolds, where the breed originated
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Cotswolds (ˈkɒtsˌwəʊldz, -wəldz)
 
pl n
a range of low hills in SW England, mainly in Gloucestershire: formerly a centre of the wool industry

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