BIRCHWOOD

Proper noun

Birchwood

A civil parish in Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6491).

A housing estate in Lincoln borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9369).

A location in western Southland, New Zealand.

An unincorporated community near Chugiak, near Anchorage, Alaska, United States.

A village and town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.

An unincorporated community in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States.

Etymology

Noun

birchwood (countable and uncountable, plural birchwoods)

(countable) A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.).

(uncountable) The wood from a birch tree.

Synonym: birch

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




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2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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