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Prestwich

/ˈpɹɛstwɪt͡ʃ/

Prestwich proper noun: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8103).

Proper noun

Prestwich (countable and uncountable, plural Prestwiches)

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8103).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Prestwich

pluralPrestwiches
alternative formPrestedge
alternative formPrestidge

Origin of Prestwich

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + wīċ (“settlement”).

Phrases with Prestwich

Questions about Prestwich

What does Prestwich mean?
Prestwich means a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8103).
What part of speech is Prestwich?
Prestwich is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Prestwich?
Prestwich is pronounced /ˈpɹɛstwɪt͡ʃ/.

Words near Prestwich in the dictionary

  1. prestudied
  2. prestudies
  3. prestudio
  4. prestudy
  5. prestudying
  6. Prestwich
  7. Prestwiches
  8. Prestwick
  9. Prestwood
  10. Prestwoods
  11. prestyloid

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