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dunwich

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
dun-wich
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small coastal village and civil parish (without a council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM4770).

name

A town on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia.

name

A former township in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada, now part of Dutton/Dunwich.

Etymology

From Old English dūn (“hill”) + wīċ (“village”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does dunwich mean?
A small coastal village and civil parish (without a council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM4770).
Where does dunwich come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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