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Colwich

Colwich proper noun: a village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0121).

Proper noun

Colwich

  1. A village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0121).
  2. A small city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.

Origin of Colwich

* (in Kansas): A portmanteau of Colorado + Wichita after the Colorado and Wichita Railroad. * (in Staffordshire): Either from Old English col (“charcoal”) + wīc (“farm”); or else meaning "Cola's farm", from Old English personal name Cola + wīc (“farm”).

Questions about Colwich

What does Colwich mean?
Colwich means a village and civil parish in Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0121).
What part of speech is Colwich?
Colwich is a proper noun.

Words near Colwich in the dictionary

  1. Colvin
  2. Colwall
  3. Colwall Stone
  4. Colwell
  5. Colwells
  6. Colwich
  7. Colwick
  8. Colwicks
  9. Colwill
  10. Colwin
  11. Colwins

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