English Explanatory Dictionary

Tewkesbury

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Gloucestershire, England.
  2. A local government district with borough status in Gloucestershire, formed in 1974 and with its headquarters in the town.
  3. A locality in Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.

Word forms

Tewkesbury

Etymology

Likely from Old English personal name *Tēodec, genitive case *Tēodeces + byriġ, dative singular of burh (“fort”). However, tradition rooted in the ancient monastery in town claims descent of the first particle from Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos, “the God-bearer (the Virgin Mary)”).

Derived words

Tewkesbury mustard Tewksbury
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