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Cherwell

/ˈt͡ʃɑːɹwɛl/

Cherwell proper noun: a river that rises in Northamptonshire, before flowing through Oxfordshire and into the River Thames (Isis) at Oxford.

Proper noun

Cherwell

  1. A river that rises in Northamptonshire, before flowing through Oxfordshire and into the River Thames (Isis) at Oxford.
  2. A local government district in northern Oxfordshire, England, named after the river.

Words formed from Cherwell

Questions about Cherwell

What does Cherwell mean?
Cherwell means a river that rises in Northamptonshire, before flowing through Oxfordshire and into the River Thames (Isis) at Oxford.
What part of speech is Cherwell?
Cherwell is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cherwell?
Cherwell is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɑːɹwɛl/.

Words near Cherwell in the dictionary

  1. Chervona Zirka
  2. chervonets
  3. chervonetz
  4. Chervonohrad
  5. chervontsy
  6. Cherwell
  7. Chery
  8. Cheryl
  9. Cherys
  10. ches
  11. Ches.

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