Northwood

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UK/ˈnɔːθwʊd/

proper noun

A suburb on the North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb on the North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A locality in the Shire of Mitchell, central Victoria, Australia.
  3. A neighbourhood of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A place in England:
    1. A settlement in Northwood and Tinkersley parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2664).
    2. A suburb in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ0991).
    3. A village and civil parish near Cowes, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ4894).
    4. A suburb of Ramsgate, Kent (OS grid ref TR3767).
    5. A suburb of Kirkby, Knowsley borough, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ4299).
    6. A settlement in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4633).
    7. A suburb of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, north-east of Stoke city centre (OS grid ref SJ8947).
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A community in Irvine, Orange County, California.
    2. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
    3. A small city, the county seat of Worth County, Iowa.
    4. A neighbourhood in northeastern Baltimore, Maryland.
    5. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
    6. A small city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
    7. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Ohio.
    8. A city in Wood County, Ohio.
    9. A neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Origin

From north + wood. Doublet of Norwood.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Northwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northwood

MLA

“Northwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Northwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northwood.

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