Twickenham
a former borough, now part of Richmond upon Thames, in SE England.
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How to use Twickenham in a sentence
At the time, the island had not yet been named after the delicacy, and went by the decidedly less fantastical Twickenham Ait.
Gibbon, accepting one of Mr. Cambridge's invitations to Twickenham, speaks of the Thames as an "amiable creature."
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonThe quarrel was hushed up, and the young lady is now with her noble friend at Twickenham.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) | Maria EdgeworthI sent my carriage to Twickenham, the moment I received this letter, for the poor girl and her gouvernante.
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) | Maria EdgeworthThat great virtuoso and encourager of gardening, Mr. Secretary Johnson, at Twickenham.
On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, | Samuel Felton
Many men must have been glad when they read in their scanty journals that Mr. Pope lay dead at his villa in Twickenham.
Obiter Dicta | Augustine Birrell
British Dictionary definitions for Twickenham
/ (ˈtwɪkənəm) /
a former town in SE England, on the River Thames: part of the Greater London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames since 1965; contains the English Rugby Football Union ground
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