English Explanatory Dictionary

Orwell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3650).
  2. A tidal river in Suffolk, England.
  3. A settlement in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  4. A place in the United States:
  5. A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
  6. A town in Oswego County, New York, named after Orwell, Vermont.
  7. A village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, named after Orwell, Vermont.
  8. A township and unincorporated community in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
  9. A town in Addison County, Vermont.
  10. An English surname (George Orwell took his name from the River Orwell).

Pronunciation

/ˈɔːwɛl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Orwell.wav /ˈoɹwɛl/

Word forms

Orwell

Etymology

From Middle English Orewelle (attested in Chaucer).

Derived words

Orwellesque Orwellian Orwellianism Orwellism
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