berwick

Ber·wick
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UK/ˈbɛɹɪk/US/ˈbɝ.wɪk/

proper noun

An unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Berwick.”

Similar
Congdon Settlement
OriginOld English bere →
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Meanings

berwick1

nounberwick (plural berwicks)

plural berwicks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of berewick

Berwick2

proper noun
  1. Any of various places, including:
    1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Berwick-upon-Tweed: a town in Northumberland, England.

      For quotations using this term, see Citations:Berwick.

    2. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois.
    3. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa.
    4. An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas.
    5. A town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
    6. A town and census-designated place in York County, Maine.
    7. An unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri.
    8. An unincorporated community in Seneca County, Ohio.
    9. A residential neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
    10. A populated place in McHenry County, North Dakota.
    11. A borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
    12. A rural community of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
    13. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.First known use 1851

      (historical), Curries Corner (historical), Davisons Corner (historical)

      Synonyms: Congdon Settlement

    14. A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5105).
    15. A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5580).
    16. A farming community in Clutha district, Otago, New Zealand.
    17. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Casey, Victoria, Australia, named after Berwick upon Tweed.
  2. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA town in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Similar
Congdon Settlement

Origin

  1. Old Englishwīc“settlement”
  2. Old Englishbere“barley”
  3. EnglishBerwick

For places in England and Scotland (e.g. North Berwick), from Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English wīc (“settlement”). For the Scottish name, there is the possibility that the second element instead derives from -wick. Places outside England and Scotland are generally named, possibly indirectly, after places in England, including Berwick-upon-Tweed. The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Maine. The name was chosen by a local resident who had travelled through the community in Maine and was impressed by its neatness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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