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Orwell.

A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3650).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈɔːwɛl/UK/ˈoɹwɛl/US
  1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3650).

  2. A tidal river in Suffolk, England.

  3. A settlement in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

  4. A place in the United States: A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

  5. A place in the United States: A town in Oswego County, New York, named after Orwell, Vermont.

  6. A place in the United States: A village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, named after Orwell, Vermont.

  7. A place in the United States: A township and unincorporated community in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

  8. A place in the United States: A town in Addison County, Vermont.

  9. An English surname (George Orwell took his name from the River Orwell).

Where this word comes from

From Middle English Orewelle (attested in Chaucer).

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