Edgeworth

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US/ˈɛd͡ʒwɝθ/

proper noun

A suburb of Newcastle in the Lake Macquarie council area, New South Wales, Australia.

OriginOld English eċġ →
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Meanings

proper nounEdgeworth (countable and uncountable, plural Edgeworths)

plural Edgeworths

  1. countableuncountableA suburb of Newcastle in the Lake Macquarie council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the Cotswolds district, Gloucestershire, England.
  3. countableuncountableA borough of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englisheċġ“edge”
  2. EnglishEdgeworth

From Old English eċġ (“edge”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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