Chilmark

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9732).

OriginOld English Ċiġelmearc →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9732).
  2. A town on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States; named after the village in Wiltshire.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishĊiġelmearc
  2. EnglishChilmark

From Old English Ċiġelmearc, from *ċiġel (“peg, pole”) + mearc (“boundary, mark”).

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APA

Chilmark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chilmark

MLA

“Chilmark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chilmark. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chilmark,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chilmark.

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