Berwick
专有名词
英 /ˈbɛɹɪk/
美 /ˈbɝ.wɪk/
英文释义
专有名词
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Any of various places, including:; Ellipsis of Berwick-upon-Tweed: a town in Northumberland, England.
— For quotations using this term, see Citations:Berwick.
- Any of various places, including:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois.
- Any of various places, including:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa.
- Any of various places, including:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas.
- Any of various places, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
- Any of various places, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place in York County, Maine.
- Any of various places, including:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri.
- Any of various places, including:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Seneca County, Ohio.
- Any of various places, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A residential neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
- Any of various places, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A populated place in McHenry County, North Dakota.
- Any of various places, including:; A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
- Any of various places, including:; A rural community of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Any of various places, including:; A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
— (historical), Curries Corner (historical), Davisons Corner (historical)
- Any of various places, including:; A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5105).
- Any of various places, including:; A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5580).
- Any of various places, including:; A farming community in Clutha district, Otago, New Zealand.
- Any of various places, including:; A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Casey, Victoria, Australia, named after Berwick upon Tweed.
- A surname.
词汇关系
词源
For places in England and Scotland (e.g. North Berwick), from Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English wīc (“settlement”). For the Scottish name, there is the possibility that the second element instead derives from a different word, for which see -wick.
Places outside England and Scotland are generally named, possibly indirectly, after places in England, including Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Maine. The name was chosen by a local resident who had travelled through the community in Maine and was impressed by its neatness.
Places outside England and Scotland are generally named, possibly indirectly, after places in England, including Berwick-upon-Tweed.
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Maine. The name was chosen by a local resident who had travelled through the community in Maine and was impressed by its neatness.
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