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Colwick

Colwick proper noun: a suburban village and civil parish in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6140).

Proper noun

Colwick (countable and uncountable, plural Colwicks)

  1. A suburban village and civil parish in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6140).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Colwick

pluralColwicks
alternative formCollick

Origin of Colwick

Probably from Old English col (“coal”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling place, village”).

Questions about Colwick

What does Colwick mean?
Colwick means a suburban village and civil parish in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6140).
What part of speech is Colwick?
Colwick is a proper noun.

Words near Colwick in the dictionary

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

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