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Chilmark

Chilmark proper noun: a village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9732).

Proper noun

Chilmark

  1. A village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9732).
  2. A town on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States; named after the village in Wiltshire.

Origin of Chilmark

From Old English Ċiġelmearc, from *ċiġel (“peg, pole”) + mearc (“boundary, mark”).

Questions about Chilmark

What does Chilmark mean?
Chilmark means a village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9732).
What part of speech is Chilmark?
Chilmark is a proper noun.

Words near Chilmark in the dictionary

  1. chilly bin
  2. chilly bins
  3. chilly climate
  4. chilly climates
  5. Chillán
  6. Chilmark
  7. Chilminar
  8. chilmole
  9. chilmoles
  10. chilodontid
  11. chilodontids

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