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Bridgewater

Syllables: Bridge·wa·ter/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.wɑ.təɹ/

Bridgewater proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun (1)

Bridgewater (plural Bridgewaters)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (2)

Bridgewater

  1. A town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia.
  2. A suburb of Hobart in Brighton council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  3. A locality in the Shire of Loddon, north western Victoria, Australia.
  4. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  6. A city in Adair County, Iowa.
  7. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  8. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
  9. A township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  10. A township in Rice County, Minnesota.
  11. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  12. A township in Somerset County, New Jersey.
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  1. A town in Oneida County, New York.
  2. A township in Williams County, Ohio.
  3. A borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
  4. A township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
  5. A city in McCook County, South Dakota.
  6. A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
  7. A town in Rockingham County, Virginia.

Forms of Bridgewater

pluralBridgewaters

Origin of Bridgewater

Variant of Bridgwater.

From bridge + water. The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location next to a bridge over the LaHave River.

Words formed from Bridgewater

Questions about Bridgewater

What does Bridgewater mean?
Bridgewater means a surname.
What part of speech is Bridgewater?
Bridgewater is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bridgewater?
Bridgewater is pronounced /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.wɑ.təɹ/.

Words near Bridgewater in the dictionary

  1. Bridgettines
  2. Bridgetts
  3. Bridgeview
  4. bridgeward
  5. bridgewards
  6. Bridgewater
  7. Bridgewater Corners
  8. Bridgewater North
  9. Bridgewater On Loddon
  10. Bridgewater Triangle
  11. Bridgewaters

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