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Sandwich.

A town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, southeastern England, one of the historic Cinque Ports (OS grid ref TR3258).

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Meaning & usage

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  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Dover district, Kent, southeastern England, one of the historic Cinque Ports (OS grid ref TR3258).

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  2. An English habitational surname originating from this town.

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  3. One of several younger towns named after the town in Kent or after a person bearing the surname: A city in DeKalb County and Kendall County, Illinois, United States.

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  4. One of several younger towns named after the town in Kent or after a person bearing the surname: A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.

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  5. One of several younger towns named after the town in Kent or after a person bearing the surname: A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States.

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Where this word comes from

The family name is from Old English Sandwīċ, from sand + wīċ (“wick, settlement, harbour, hamlet”), equivalent to sand + -wich.

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  1. Obsolete form of sandwich.

    alt-of · obsolete
Where this word comes from

The family name is from Old English Sandwīċ, from sand + wīċ (“wick, settlement, harbour, hamlet”), equivalent to sand + -wich.

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