Ipswich

American

[ip-swich] / ˈɪp swɪtʃ /

noun

a city in SE Suffolk, in E England.
a town in NE Massachusetts.

Ipswich British

/ ˈɪpswɪtʃ /

noun

a town in E England, administrative centre of Suffolk, a port at the head of the Orwell estuary: financial services, telecommunications. Pop: 138 718 (2001)

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That Southampton failed to win any of the three games – they lost to Oxford and drew with Ipswich and Boro – is largely irrelevant.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Ransby continued: "That's when she explained that Ipswich had been selected to do this kind of test... she was saying, 'This is incredible for women', and what an asset it was for Ipswich."

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The 31-year-old Ipswich fighter then took aim at Dubois' previous defeats by Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Some of the big names they brought in have included ex-West Ham United striker Freddie Sears and former Manchester City and Ipswich Town player Kevin Horlock as manager.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The next day, Washington and his party went on to Ipswich.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

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