twickenham

twickenham
\\ˈtwik(ə)nəm\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Twickenham, England
: of or from the municipal borough of Twickenham, England : of the kind or style prevalent in Twickenham

* * *

/twik"euh neuhm/, n.
a former borough, now part of Richmond upon Thames, in SE England.

* * *

Twickenham [Twickenham]
an area of the ↑borough of Richmond-upon-Thames in south-west London, England. Twickenham Stadium, also known informally as ‘Twickers’, is the national ground for ↑Rugby Union football, where ↑Six Nations matches and other Rugby Union games are played. It is also the home ground of the ↑Harlequins club.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Twickenham — (spr. Tuikkenhäm), Dorf südwestlich von London in der englischen Grafschaft Middlesex, an der Eisenbahn von London nach Windsor, Kirche mit dem Grabmal Pope s, prächtige Landhäuser; 6300 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Twickenham — (spr. twíckenĕm), Stadt in der engl. Grafschaft Middlesex, an der Themse, oberhalb London, Richmond gegenüber, Lieblingsaufenthalt literarischer Berühmtheiten (Essex. Bacon, Hyde, Pope und Fielding), mit einer alten Kirche, Museum, zahlreichen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Twickenham — (spr. twickĕnämm), Stadt in der engl. Grafsch. Middlesex, an der Themse, oberhalb London [Karte: Großbritannien und Irland I, 11], (1901) 20.991 E., beliebter Landaufenthalt …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Twickenham — quartier résidentiel de l aggl. londonienne; env. 70 000 hab. Stade de rugby …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Twickenham — [twik′ən əm] former borough in Middlesex, England, near London: now part of Richmond …   English World dictionary

  • Twickenham — infobox UK place country = England map type = Greater London region= London population= official name= Twickenham latitude= 51.4486 longitude= 0.3369 os grid reference= TQ155735 london borough= Richmond post town= TWICKENHAM postcode district=… …   Wikipedia

  • Twickenham — London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Lage in Greater London Status London Borough Region …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Twickenham — 51° 26′ 55″ N 0° 20′ 13″ W / 51.4486, 0.3369 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Twickenham — Original name in latin Twickenham Name in other language Tuikenem, ista tvikanahama, teuwikeuneom, Туикенем State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 51.4454 latitude 0.32968 altitude 9 Population 0 Date 2010 10 17 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Twickenham Stadium — Twickenham Localización Twickenham Richmond upon Thames, Inglaterra …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”