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tavistock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
tavi-s-tock
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

A community, formerly a village, in East Zorra-Tavistock township, Ontario, Canada.

name

An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.

name

A minor borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

East Zorra-Tavistock

Questions

What does tavistock mean?
A town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4874).
Where does tavistock come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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