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Chenoweth

/t͡ʃɪˈnəʊ.ɪθ/

Chenoweth proper noun: a surname from Cornish.

Proper noun

Chenoweth (plural Chenoweths)

  1. A surname from Cornish.
    • Looking at hundreds of campaigns over the last century, Chenoweth found that nonviolent campaigns are twice as likely to achieve their goals as violent campaigns.2019 May 13, David Robson, “The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world”, in BBC

Forms of Chenoweth

pluralChenoweths
alternative formChynoweth

Origin of Chenoweth

From Cornish chi (“house”) + nowydh (“new”).

Questions about Chenoweth

What does Chenoweth mean?
Chenoweth means a surname from Cornish.
What part of speech is Chenoweth?
Chenoweth is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Chenoweth?
Chenoweth is pronounced /t͡ʃɪˈnəʊ.ɪθ/.

Words near Chenoweth in the dictionary

  1. chenopodium
  2. chenopodiums
  3. chenopods
  4. chenopody
  5. Chenoua
  6. Chenoweth
  7. Chenoweths
  8. Chenoy
  9. Chenpao
  10. Chens
  11. chenxianite

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