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Sandwick

/ˈsændwɪk/

Sandwick proper noun: a parish on Mainland, Orkney Islands council area.

Proper noun

Sandwick

  1. A parish on Mainland, Orkney Islands council area.
  2. A village in south Mainland, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU4323).
  3. A location on Sand Wick, a bay on the isle of Unst, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HP6102).
  4. A hamlet on the isle of Whalsay, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU5461).
  5. A village near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area (OS grid ref NB4432).
  6. A hamlet in Martindale parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4219).
  7. A community in the Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

Origin of Sandwick

For Scottish places, from Old Norse sandr (“sand”) + vik (“inlet, bay”)

Questions about Sandwick

What does Sandwick mean?
Sandwick means a parish on Mainland, Orkney Islands council area.
What part of speech is Sandwick?
Sandwick is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sandwick?
Sandwick is pronounced /ˈsændwɪk/.

Words near Sandwick in the dictionary

  1. sandwichman
  2. sandwichmen
  3. sandwichness
  4. sandwichs
  5. sandwichy
  6. Sandwick
  7. sandwinner
  8. sandwinners
  9. sandwinning
  10. Sandwip
  11. sandworm

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