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Meaning of Melton Mowbray | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A town (unparished) in Melton borough, Leicestershire, England. (OS grid ref SK7519).
  2. A pork pie with a hand-formed crust, containing chopped rather than minced meat.
  3. A locality in Central Highlands council area and the Southern Midlands council area, central Tasmania, Australia.

Equivalents

Français Melton Mowbray

Examples

“England's traditional steak-kidney-mushroom-and-oyster pie is a carry-over from the cooked dish. So to an extent are Melton Mowbrays, the pies made of pork, game or lamb which originated in a market town in Leicestershire […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Melton South Melton West Meltonian meltrin Melts Meltwater

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