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Harwich

/ˈhæɹɪt͡ʃ/

Harwich proper noun: a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2632).

Proper noun

Harwich

  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2632).
    • In the reverse direction, creature comforts were not closely studied, and the vessel left Antwerp at 1 p.m., to arrive in Harwich at the awkward hour of 2 a.m. The boat train was waiting for the weary stream of passengers, who straggled up George Street, encumbered with luggage, or following...1951 November, K. Westcott Jones, “Parkeston Quay and the Antwerp Continental Service”, in Railway Magazine, page 760
    • The port of Harwich is where England bares her rump to the continent.2021, A. K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches, Granta Books
  2. A town on Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Questions about Harwich

What does Harwich mean?
Harwich means a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM2632).
What part of speech is Harwich?
Harwich is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Harwich?
Harwich is pronounced /ˈhæɹɪt͡ʃ/.

Words near Harwich in the dictionary

  1. Harvisons
  2. Harward
  3. Harwards
  4. Harwell
  5. Harwells
  6. Harwich
  7. Harwich Port
  8. Harwick
  9. Harwicks
  10. Harwinton
  11. Harwood

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