Tweed

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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 River Tweed on Wikipedia

Proper noun[edit]

Tweed (countable and uncountable, plural Tweeds)

  1. A river in the United Kingdom; a river in the Scottish Borders area which for part of its length forms the border between Scotland and England. It flows into the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth, England.
    Synonym: River Tweed
  2. A municipality and community therein, in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in Laurens County, Georgia, United States.
  4. Tweed Shire, a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, named after the Tweed River.
  5. A river in this region of New South Wales.
  6. (countable) A surname.

Usage notes[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Tweed is the 11456th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2750 individuals. Tweed is most common among White (91.6%) individuals.

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English tweed.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tviːt/
  • Hyphenation: Tweed
  • (file)
  • Homophone: Tweet

Noun[edit]

Tweed m (strong, genitive Tweeds, plural Tweeds or Tweede)

  1. tweed (cloth)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Tweed” in Duden online