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Wareham

UK/ˈwɛəɹəm/

Wareham proper noun: a market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287).

Proper noun

Wareham (countable and uncountable, plural Warehams)

  1. A market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287).
  2. A community in the town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  3. A community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
  5. A ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wareham

pluralWarehams

Origin of Wareham

From Old English Werhām, from Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Words formed from Wareham

Questions about Wareham

What does Wareham mean?
Wareham means a market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287).
What part of speech is Wareham?
Wareham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wareham?
Wareham is pronounced /ˈwɛəɹəm/ (UK).

Words near Wareham in the dictionary

  1. warefully
  2. warefulness
  3. Warega
  4. Waregas
  5. Waregga
  6. Wareham
  7. Wareham St Martin
  8. Wareham Town
  9. Warehams
  10. Wareheim
  11. Warehime

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