Tavistock

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proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4874).

OriginOld English stoc →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4874).
  2. A community, formerly a village, in East Zorra-Tavistock township, Ontario, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
  4. A minor borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstoc
  2. EnglishTavistock

From its location on the River Tavy + Old English stoc; recorded as Tauistoce in 981 and Tavestoc in 1086 (DB).

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Translations

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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