Stannaries
noun, plural stannaries. British.
1.
a tin-mining region or district.
2.
a place where tin is mined or smelted.
noun
1.
the Stannaries, a tin-mining district of Devon and Cornwall, formerly under the jurisdiction of special courts
noun (pl) -ries
1.
a place or region where tin is mined or worked
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