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Tavistock

Tavistock proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4874).

Proper noun

Tavistock

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4874).
  2. A community, formerly a village, in East Zorra-Tavistock township, Ontario, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
  4. A minor borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

Origin of Tavistock

From its location on the River Tavy + Old English stoc; recorded as Tauistoce in 981 and Tavestoc in 1086 (DB).

Words formed from Tavistock

Questions about Tavistock

What does Tavistock mean?
Tavistock means a town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4874).
What part of speech is Tavistock?
Tavistock is a proper noun.

Words near Tavistock in the dictionary

  1. Tavgi
  2. Tavgis
  3. Tavilzhanka
  4. Tavira
  5. Taviras
  6. Tavistock
  7. tavla
  8. tavlas
  9. Tavolga
  10. Tavolgas
  11. Tavon

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