Kew
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English Cayho, a compound consisting of Old French kai (related to modern quay) + Middle English ho, howe, hoh, hogh (“promontory, cliff, spur of land”), from Old English hōh (“promontory”), see hoe.
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Kew
- A suburban area and former village in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1977).
- Kew is best known as the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, and the National Archives.
- (metonymically) Kew Gardens.
- An eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Derived terms[edit]
- Kew East (Melbourne)
- Kew Gardens
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