Colwick

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proper noun

A suburban village and civil parish in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6140).

OriginOld English col →
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Meanings

proper nounColwick (countable and uncountable, plural Colwicks)

plural Colwicks · alternative Collick

  1. countableuncountableA suburban village and civil parish in Gedling borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6140).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcol“coal”
  2. EnglishColwick

Probably from Old English col (“coal”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling place, village”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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