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Kew
[ kyoo ]
noun
- a part of Richmond, in Greater London, England: famous botanical gardens KewGardens.
Kew
/ kjuː /
noun
- part of the Greater London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, on the River Thames: famous for Kew Gardens (the Royal Botanic Gardens), established in 1759 and given to the nation in 1841
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Kew1
First recorded in 1310–50; Middle English Cayho; from Old French (Picardy) kay, kai “sand bank, landing place, wharf, quay” and Old English hōh “spur of land shaped like a heel” (formed there by a bend in the Thames)
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Example Sentences
In 1964, Kitty Genovese, living in Kew Gardens, Queens, was fatally stabbed while crying out for help.
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However, we hae a hale day to oorsel's now, what dae you say to gaun to the length of Kew Gardens?
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There are flower-beds which need not blush to be compared with Kew or the Crystal Palace.
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Au-wh-shew-kew, the Female Bear; wife of the above (No. 230).
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Dr. Wilmot, by his majesty's appointment, performed the ceremony at their palace at Kew.
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He frequently quarrelled with Mr. Paulet, one of the duke's servants, and fought with the steward at Kew.
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