Brunswick

//ˈbɹʌnz.wɪk// name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Brunswick gown.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Braunschweig: a city in Lower Saxony, Germany.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Glynn County, Georgia.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Gary, Indiana.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Frederick County, Maryland.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Holton Township, Muskegon County, Michigan.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Kanabec County, Minnesota.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city and township in Chariton County, Missouri.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Antelope County, Nebraska.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Rensselaer County, New York.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Columbus County, North Carolina.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Medina County, Ohio.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Tennessee.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Essex County, Vermont.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Brunswick County, Virginia.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
  14. 19
    A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
  15. 20
    An inner city area of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8596).
  16. 21
    A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, which includes Brunswick Village.

Example

More examples

"The Big Salmon River is a small river in southern New Brunswick, Canada, that flows south into the Bay of Fundy."

Etymology

From the Germanic personal name Bruno, in the genitive case, something akin to *Brunos + Middle Low German wîk (“village, settlement”).

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