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Alnwick

/ˈænɪk/

Alnwick proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in and the county town of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1813).

Proper noun

Alnwick

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in and the county town of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1813).
  2. A former local government district in Northumberland, England, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Northumberland unitary authority.
  3. A habitational surname

Origin of Alnwick

From the name of the river Aln + Old English wīċ (“dairy farm”).

Words formed from Alnwick

Questions about Alnwick

What does Alnwick mean?
Alnwick means a town and civil parish with a town council in and the county town of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1813).
What part of speech is Alnwick?
Alnwick is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Alnwick?
Alnwick is pronounced /ˈænɪk/.

Words near Alnwick in the dictionary

  1. alnulin
  2. alnum
  3. alnums
  4. alnumycin
  5. alnusiin
  6. Alnwick
  7. Alnwick/Haldimand
  8. alnöite
  9. alnöites
  10. alnöitic
  11. Alo

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