Berwick

[ber-ik for 1, 2; bur-wik 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.

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Contemporary Examples of berwick

"I really don't have an opinion," Bravo's Berwick said of the Weinstein article.
Runway vs. Housewives
Choire Sicha
August 19, 2009
Listening to Drs. Kim, Berwick, and Jarman reflect on what ought to be done gave me hope.
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Paul Farmer
November 10, 2008

Historical Examples of berwick

Where are the breakings out from Berwick to Portland which they foretold?
Micah Clarke
Arthur Conan Doyle
There was one heart in all the land, from Berwick to the Lizard.
Clare Avery
Emily Sarah Holt
"Come on," said Berwick, paying no attention to Jim's persiflage.
Frontier Boys in Frisco
Wyn Roosevelt
"Stranger things have happened," replied Berwick with a knowing grin.
Frontier Boys in Frisco
Wyn Roosevelt
"It's pretty near high now," said Berwick, as he pulled his head in.
Frontier Boys in Frisco
Wyn Roosevelt

British Dictionary definitions for berwick

Berwick

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)

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