Bridgewater

Bridge·wa·ter
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/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.wɑ.təɹ/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

Bridgewater1

proper nounBridgewater (plural Bridgewaters)

plural Bridgewaters

  1. A surname.

Bridgewater2

proper noun
  1. A common placename:
    1. A town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia.
    2. A suburb of Hobart in Brighton council area, Tasmania, Australia.
    3. A locality in the Shire of Loddon, north western Victoria, Australia.
    4. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
    5. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
    6. A city in Adair County, Iowa.
    7. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
    8. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
    9. A township in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
    10. A township in Rice County, Minnesota.
    11. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
    12. A township in Somerset County, New Jersey.
    13. A town in Oneida County, New York.
    14. A township in Williams County, Ohio.
    15. A borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
    16. A township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
    17. A city in McCook County, South Dakota.
    18. A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
    19. A town in Rockingham County, Virginia.

Origin

Bridgewater · proper noun

Variant of Bridgwater.

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Bridgewater · proper noun

From bridge + water. The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location next to a bridge over the LaHave River.

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APA

Bridgewater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bridgewater

MLA

“Bridgewater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bridgewater. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bridgewater,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bridgewater.

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