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Flitwick

/ˈflɪtɪk/

Flitwick proper noun: a town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0334).

Proper noun

Flitwick

  1. A town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0334).

Origin of Flitwick

From the name of the River Flit + Old English wīc (“village; temporary abode”).

Questions about Flitwick

What does Flitwick mean?
Flitwick means a town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0334).
What part of speech is Flitwick?
Flitwick is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Flitwick?
Flitwick is pronounced /ˈflɪtɪk/.

Words near Flitwick in the dictionary

  1. flittings
  2. Flitton
  3. Flitton and Greenfield
  4. flitts
  5. flitty
  6. Flitwick
  7. flitwite
  8. fliver
  9. flivers
  10. flivver
  11. flivvers

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