Berwick

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

/ ˈbɛr ɪk for 1, 2; ˈbɜr wɪk for 3 /

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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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Words nearby Berwick

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

How to use Berwick in a sentence

“Not trivial stuff,” Ann Berwick, chair of the DPU, told the Boston Globe.
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"I really don't have an opinion," Bravo's Berwick said of the Weinstein article.
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Listening to Drs. Kim, Berwick, and Jarman reflect on what ought to be done gave me hope.
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Towards the end of March 1312 he was preparing to besiege Berwick with an unusually large force.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

The Scots, twenty years later, could raise no more for the almost equally important object of relieving Berwick.'
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
For soon after the capture of Berwick town, Bruce detached a strong force to ravage the northern counties.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Sir William was arrested at Berwick, with 360 squires in his livery (says Barbour), to say nothing of 'joly' knights.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Adam prudently left his papers in safe keeping at Berwick till he had provided himself with a safe conduct.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

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)

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