stannary

[ stan-uh-ree ]

noun,plural stan·na·ries.British.
  1. a tin-mining region or district.

  2. a place where tin is mined or smelted.

Origin of stannary

1
1425–75; late Middle English <Medieval Latin stannāria tin mine, equivalent to Late Latin stann(um) stannum + -āria-ary

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stannary

/ (ˈstænərɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. a place or region where tin is mined or worked

Origin of stannary

1
C15: from Medieval Latin stannāria, from Late Latin: stannum, tin

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