"Berwick-upon-Tweed" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: En-uk-Berwick-upon-Tweed.ogg [UK]
Etymology: From Old English bere (“barley”) + wīc (“settlement”) + name of river. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|bere||barley}} Old English bere (“barley”), {{m|ang|wīc||settlement}} wīc (“settlement”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Berwick-upon-Tweed
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, and the northernmost town in England (OS grid ref NT9953). Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Northumberland, England, Towns in England, Towns in Northumberland, England Synonyms: Berwick-on-Tweed [dated] Related terms: North Berwick Translations (town): ベリック・アポン・ツイード (Berikku apon Tsuīdo) (Japanese), बेरिक-अपॉन-ट्वीड (berik-apŏn-ṭvīḍ) [neuter] (Marathi), Caerferwig (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Berwick-upon-Tweed-en-name-x8kSVYcT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'town': 100 0
  2. A former local government district in Northumberland, England, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Northumberland unitary authority. Categories (place): Historical political subdivisions, Places in England, Places in Northumberland, England
    Sense id: en-Berwick-upon-Tweed-en-name-Lb-mUatm

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Berwick-upon-Tweed meaning in English (4.7kB)

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