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Proper Noun

1. 1
   Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Newton County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.; A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Rockingham County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Lake County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.; Places in Canada:; A community in south-west Calgary, Alberta. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.; Places in Canada:; A rural community of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. countable, uncountable
7. 7
   Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.; Places in Canada:; A township municipality in the Laurentides, Quebec. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.; A small village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4878). countable, uncountable
9. 9
   Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.; A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3898). countable, uncountable
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    Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.; A suburb of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. countable, uncountable
11. 11
    Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.; A town in Wentworth Shire, south-west New South Wales, Australia, on the border with Victoria. countable, uncountable
12. 12
    Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.; An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
13. 13
    Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.; A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
14. 14
    The Wentworth Golf Club in Surrey, England. countable, uncountable
15. 15
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Example

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"If you watch Wentworth, you have to suspend belief to enjoy it."

Etymology

From either the Old English byname Wintra, or Old English winter (“winter”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Related phrases

Wentworth Fallscounty seatnorth carolinarockingham county

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