Ipswich

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/ˈɪpswɪt͡ʃ/

proper noun

A port town and borough in and the county town of Suffolk, England.

OriginOld English wīċ →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A port town and borough in and the county town of Suffolk, England.

    Blackpool faces competition from Inverness, Ipswich, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Swindon and Wrexham.

    2026 September 4, Roger Johnson, Jenny Coleman, “Town's 'little bit of magic' hailed in culture bid”, in BBC News, retrieved 04 Sep 2026
  2. A city in southeastern Queensland, Australia.
  3. A local government area around the city in Queensland; in full, the City of Ipswich.
  4. A coastal town and census-designated place therein, in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
  5. A small city, the county seat of Edmunds County, South Dakota, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in the town of Elk Grove, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwīċ“port, bay”
  2. EnglishIpswich

From the Old English personal name Gip, genitive case Gipes + Old English wīċ (“port, bay”).

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Translations

Greek Ίπσουιτς
  • Ίπσουιτς (Ípsouits)town
Korean 입스위치
  • 입스위치 (ipseuwichi)town
Russian И́псвич, И́псуич
  • И́псвич (Ípsvič)town
  • И́псуич (Ípsuič)town
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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