English Explanatory Dictionary

Riverhead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish near Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5156).
  2. A census-designated place and town, the county seat of Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, United States.
  3. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  4. A community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. A town at the head of Waitemata Harbour, north-west of Auckland, New Zealand.
noun
  1. The head or source of a river.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɪv.ɚ.hɛd/

Word forms

Riverhead riverheads

Etymology

Compound of river + head.

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