"Wareham" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈwɛəɹəm/ [UK] Forms: Warehams [plural]
Etymology: From Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|wer||weir}} Old English wer (“weir”), {{m|ang|hām||homestead}} hām (“homestead”), {{m|ang|hamm||water meadow}} hamm (“water meadow”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Wareham (countable and uncountable, plural Warehams)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Dorset, England, Places in England, Towns in Dorset, England, Towns in England Derived forms: Wareham St Martin, Wareham Town
    Sense id: en-Wareham-en-name-2wLjYoed
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A community in the town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Newfoundland and Labrador, Villages in Canada, Villages in Newfoundland and Labrador
    Sense id: en-Wareham-en-name-xO39pf1H
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario
    Sense id: en-Wareham-en-name-9-3MMAnP
  4. (uncountable) A placename:
    A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Massachusetts, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Massachusetts, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Wareham-en-name-BC7KQoaj
  5. (uncountable) A placename:
    A ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Minnesota, USA, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Wareham-en-name-9lPD19LO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 17 4 6 43 17
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Wareham-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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        "A ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota, United States."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Old English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A habitational surname from Old English."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "habitational",
          "habitational"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A habitational surname from Old English."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɛəɹəm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Wareham"
  ],
  "word": "Wareham"
}

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