Berwick-upon-Tweed

American  

[ber-ik-uh-pon-tweed] / ˈbɛr ɪk əˌpɒnˈtwid /

noun

1. a town in N Northumberland, in N England, on the North Sea at the mouth of the Tweed.

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Berwick-upon-Tweed British  

/ twiːd /

noun

1. Also called: Berwick.  a town in N England, in N Northumberland at the mouth of the Tweed: much involved in border disputes between England and Scotland between the 12th and 16th centuries; neutral territory 1551–1885. Pop: 12 870 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Later in the reign of King David I, coins were minted in places including Perth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Aberdeen, St Andrews, and Roxburgh in the Scottish Borders.

From BBC

DiBergi finds Tufnel working as a cheesemonger in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Smalls as the proprietor of London glue museum and St Hubbins living in Los Angeles making answering machine jingles.

From BBC

“Spinal Tap II” reveals that they now live in different parts of the globe — St. Hubbins in Morro Bay, Calif.; Tufnel in Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northern England; Smalls in London — and haven’t spoken since the last comeback tour.

From Los Angeles Times

"I actually prefer it when people come in," says Edward Frank, manager of the Brewers Arms pub in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

From BBC

To mark the 375th anniversary of the regiment's formation, the Coldstream Guards boarded a train in London and travelled back to its birthplace in Berwick-upon-Tweed, where crowds lined the streets to welcome the guardsmen home.

From BBC