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Devizes

/dɪˈvaɪzɪz/

Devizes proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0061).

Proper noun

Devizes

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0061).

Origin of Devizes

From Latin. Because the castle was on the boundaries of the manors of Rowde, Bishops Cannings and Potterne it became known as the castrum ad divisas ("the castle at the boundaries"). On John Speed's map of Wiltshire (1611), the town's name is recorded as The Devyses.

Phrases with Devizes

Questions about Devizes

What does Devizes mean?
Devizes means a market town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0061).
What part of speech is Devizes?
Devizes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Devizes?
Devizes is pronounced /dɪˈvaɪzɪz/.

Words near Devizes in the dictionary

  1. devives
  2. deviving
  3. devize
  4. devizee
  5. devizees
  6. Devizes
  7. Devizes pie
  8. Devizes pies
  9. Devkanya
  10. devkit
  11. devkits

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