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Tamworth

/ˈtæmwəɹθ/

Tamworth proper noun: a town in Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2203).

tamworth: a town in Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2203)
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Proper noun

Tamworth

  1. A town in Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2203).
  2. A local government district with borough status of Staffordshire with its headquarters in the town.
  3. A city and administrative centre of Tamworth Regional Council in New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A local government area in northern New South Wales; in full, Tamworth Regional Council.
  5. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States.
  6. A hamlet in Cumberland County, Virginia, United States.
  7. A community in Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.

Noun

Tamworth (plural Tamworths)

  1. One of a long-established English breed of large pigs. They are red, often spotted with black, with a long snout and erect or forward-pointed ears, and are valued for bacon production.

Forms of Tamworth

pluralTamworths

Origin of Tamworth

From Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.

Words formed from Tamworth

Questions about Tamworth

What does Tamworth mean?
Tamworth means a town in Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2203).
What part of speech is Tamworth?
Tamworth can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Tamworth?
Tamworth is pronounced /ˈtæmwəɹθ/.

Words near Tamworth in the dictionary

  1. Tamuls
  2. Tamuning
  3. Tamura
  4. Tamuras
  5. tamure
  6. Tamworth
  7. Tamworths
  8. Tamyen
  9. tan
  10. tan balls
  11. tan bed

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