Wearside

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proper noun

The area around Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, on the River Wear.

OriginEnglish side ← Middle English side ← Old English sīde →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalThe area around Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, on the River Wear.

Origin

  1. EnglishWear
  2. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  3. Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
  5. Old Englishsīde
  6. Middle Englishside
  7. Englishside
  8. EnglishWearside

From Wear + -side.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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