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Yarmouth

American  
[yahr-muhth] / ˈyɑr məθ /

noun

  1. a city in SE Massachusetts.

  2. a seaport in SW Nova Scotia, in SE Canada: summer resort.

  3. Great. Great Yarmouth.

Yarmouth British  
/ ˈjɑːməθ /

noun

  1. short for Great Yarmouth

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They hope to win some seats in Great Yarmouth in May.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

It’s the teeniest, tiniest radio station out of Yarmouth, Maine.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Growing up in Great Yarmouth, as the son of comedian Joe Pasquale, he was self-conscious and prone to depressive thoughts.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

He said he saved up by working extra hours at the site for six years and in April 2018 bought The Albatross restaurant in Great Yarmouth, with the assistance of a bank loan.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

“And on her wrist she has the Yarmouth firefighter badge. Most firefighters in town have one.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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