blackwater
Meanings
noun
- Water, especially in a river or other body of water, that has a naturally dark appearance.
- Water that contains dark organic matter such as loam or tannins.
- Water that is acidic and low in nutrients.
- Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
- Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
name
- A surname from Navajo used by the Navajo people.
- A place or river in England:
- A river in Essex, which flows into the North Sea at Bradwell.
- A river in Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire, which joins the River Loddon; the Hampshire town of Blackwater is on this river.
- A river in Wiltshire and Hampshire, which joins the River Test.
- A village in St Agnes parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW7346).
- A town in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU8559).
- A village in Arreton parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5086).
- Any of several rivers in Ireland
- Any of several rivers in Ireland:
- A river in County Fermanagh and County Armagh, Northern Ireland, with a stretch on the border with County Monaghan, Ireland; the river flows into Lough Neagh.
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Etymology tree English black Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English blackwater From black + water.
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