Devizes

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/dɪˈvaɪzɪz/

proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0061).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0061).

Origin

From Latin. Because the castle was on the boundaries of the manors of Rowde, Bishops Cannings and Potterne it became known as the castrum ad divisas ("the castle at the boundaries"). On John Speed's map of Wiltshire (1611), the town's name is recorded as The Devyses.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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