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berwick

Syllables: Ber·wick/ˈbɛɹɪk/US/ˈbɝ.wɪk/

berwick is the alternative form of berewick.

Meaning of berewick

Noun

berewick (plural berewicks)

  1. (historical) An outlying estate.

Proper noun capitalized: Berwick

Berwick

  1. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Berwick-upon-Tweed: a town in Northumberland, England.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Berwick.
  2. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois.
  3. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa.
  4. An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas.
  5. A town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
  6. A town and census-designated place in York County, Maine.
  7. An unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri.
  8. An unincorporated community in Seneca County, Ohio.
  9. A residential neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
  10. A populated place in McHenry County, North Dakota.
  11. A borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A rural community of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
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  1. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
    • (historical), Curries Corner (historical), Davisons Corner (historical)
    Synonyms:
    Congdon Settlement
  2. A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5105).
  3. A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5580).
  4. A farming community in Clutha district, Otago, New Zealand.
  5. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Casey, Victoria, Australia, named after Berwick upon Tweed.
  6. A surname.

Synonyms of berwick

  • Congdon Settlement

Forms of berwick

pluralberwicks

Origin of berwick

For places in England and Scotland (e.g. North Berwick), from Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English wīc (“settlement”). For the Scottish name, there is the possibility that the second element instead derives from -wick. Places outside England and Scotland are generally named, possibly indirectly, after places in England, including Berwick-upon-Tweed. The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Maine. The name was chosen by a local resident who had travelled through the community in Maine and was impressed by its neatness.

Words that rhyme with berwick

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Questions about berwick

What does berwick mean?
Berwick means an unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois.
What is berwick the alternative form of?
Berwick is the alternative form of berewick.
What part of speech is berwick?
Berwick is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce berwick?
Berwick is pronounced /ˈbɛɹɪk/ (UK).

Words near berwick in the dictionary

  1. Beruwala
  2. Bervie
  3. Bervie Water
  4. Bervine
  5. Berwari
  6. berwick
  7. Berwick-on-Tweed
  8. Berwick-upon-Tweed
  9. Berwickshire
  10. Berwyn
  11. berycid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: berwick (page history and authors); Berwick (page history and authors); berewick (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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