Berwick

[ ber-ik for 1, 2; bur-wik for 3 ]

/ ˈbɛr ɪk for 1, 2; ˈbɜr wɪk for 3 /

noun

Also called Ber·wick·shire

[ber-ik-sheer, -sher], /ˈbɛr ɪkˌʃɪər, -ʃər/, a historic county in SE Scotland.

Berwick-upon-Tweed.

a city in E central Pennsylvania.

QUIZZES

CAN YOU GUESS THESE WORDS FROM AROUND THE US?

American English is not always as it appears to be ... get to know regional words in this quiz!

Question 1 of 10

A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?

Often it means something is impossible.

It’s another way to agree with someone.

It serves as an apology.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Berwick

Bertolucci, Bertram, Bertrand, bertrandite, Berw., Berwick, Berwickshire, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Berwyn, beryl, beryl blue

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for Berwick

"I really don't have an opinion," Bravo's Berwick said of the Weinstein article.
Runway vs. Housewives|Choire Sicha|August 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Listening to Drs. Kim, Berwick, and Jarman reflect on what ought to be done gave me hope.
Can Obama Solve America's Health Care Crisis?|Paul Farmer|November 10, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Realizing the seriousness with which Berwick regarded the question, he feared lest he had hurt the feelings of his guest.
The Great Gold Rush|W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis
After a rest on this side of Berwick he resumed his walk, and finished the journey in excellent health.
The Little Gleaner, Vol. X.|Various

M., who for his part in Church matters, had been banished to England, d. at Berwick on his way back to Scotland.
A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature|John W. Cousin
Towards the end of March 1312 he was preparing to besiege Berwick with an unusually large force.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Next morning a general advance to the Border was146 ordered, and by the end of the month the head-quarters were at Berwick.
Monk|Julian Corbett

British Dictionary definitions for Berwick

Berwick

/ (ˈbɛrɪk) /

noun

James Fitzjames, Duke of Berwick. 1670–1734, marshal of France and illegitimate son of James II of England. He led French forces during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

MEANINGS

WORD GAMES

LEARN

WRITING

WORD OF THE DAY

Berwick

noun

QUIZZES

CAN YOU GUESS THESE WORDS FROM AROUND THE US?

Words nearby Berwick

Example sentences from the Web for Berwick

British Dictionary definitions for Berwick

noun