dunwichとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 古期英語 dūn (“hill”) + wīċ (“village”).

固有名詞

Dunwich

1. A small coastal village and civil parish (without a council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM4770).
2. A town on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia.
3. A former township in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada, now part of Dutton/Dunwich.

使用する際の注意点

The Suffolk village was once a medieval town and port, much of which has been lost to the sea due to coastal erosion over several centuries. As a result, it had the dubious distinction of being a rotten borough.

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