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Orwell

/ˈɔːwɛl/US/ˈoɹwɛl/

Orwell proper noun: a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3650).

Proper noun

Orwell

  1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3650).
  2. A tidal river in Suffolk, England.
  3. A settlement in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  4. A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
  5. A town in Oswego County, New York, named after Orwell, Vermont.
  6. A village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, named after Orwell, Vermont.
  7. A township and unincorporated community in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
  8. A town in Addison County, Vermont.
  9. An English surname (George Orwell took his name from the River Orwell).
    • Nineteen Eighty-Four was written in 1949. Its nightmarish fictional world is now 37 years in the past, so one might reasonably conclude that Orwell was far too pessimistic, but his great book was less a prediction than a warning, and above all an analysis of the totalitarian mentality.2021 January 5, Peter Foster, “Peter Foster: Sustainable Newspeak by 2050”, in Financial Post

Orwell meaning in Marathi, Arabic and Vietnamese

Orwell in Marathi

surname
ऑरवेल ŏrvel, ऑर्वेल ŏrvel

Orwell in Arabic

surname
أَرْوَل ʾarwal

Orwell in Vietnamese

surname
Ô-oen

Origin of Orwell

From Middle English Orewelle (attested in Chaucer).

Words formed from Orwell

Questions about Orwell

What does Orwell mean?
Orwell means a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3650).
What is Orwell in Marathi?
Orwell in Marathi is ऑरवेल (ŏrvel), ऑर्वेल (ŏrvel). See Orwell meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Orwell?
Orwell is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Orwell?
Orwell is pronounced /ˈɔːwɛl/ (UK).

Words near Orwell in the dictionary

  1. Orvietos
  2. Orville
  3. Orvin
  4. Orvis
  5. ORW
  6. Orwell
  7. Orwellesque
  8. Orwellian
  9. Orwellianism
  10. Orwellianisms
  11. Orwellianistic

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