English Explanatory Dictionary

Keswick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A place in England:
  2. A market town and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale district, and historically in the county of Cumberland (OS grid ref NY2623).
  3. A coastal village in Bacton parish, North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG3533).
  4. A small village in Keswick and Intwood parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2004).
  5. A place in Canada:
  6. A neighbourhood in south-west Edmonton, Alberta.
  7. A community in the town of Georgina, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
  8. A place in the United States:
  9. A census-designated place in Shasta County, California.
  10. A minor city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
  11. A neighbourhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
  12. A ghost town in Bingham township, Leelanau County, Michigan.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɛzɪk/

Word forms

Keswick

Etymology

From Old English ċȳse (“cheese”) and wīc (“farm”); alternatively, cheese + -wick; the alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

Related words

Cheswick Chiswick

Derived words

Keswick and Intwood Keswickian Keswickism
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