how to pronounce cotswold

/ˈkɒts.wəʊld/

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meanings of cotswold

adjective:

Of or pertaining to the Cotswolds range of hills.
A style of traditional Morris dancing originating from the Cotswolds area of England.

noun:

A sheep of a certain breed with long wool, formerly common in the English counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester.

name:

A local government district of Gloucestershire, England.

cotswold frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word cotswold occurs in english on average 2.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.