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prestwich

/ˈpɹɛstwɪt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
prest-wich
IPA
/ˈpɹɛstwɪt͡ʃ/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8103).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + wīċ (“settlement”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Prestwiches (plural) Prestedge (alternative) Prestidge (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce prestwich?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɛstwɪt͡ʃ/.
What does prestwich mean?
A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8103).
Where does prestwich come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce prestwich

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