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Christchurch en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɹaɪs(t).tʃøːtʃ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈkɹaɪst.tʃɜːtʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

From Christ + church. * (English town): The English town's name is from the name of a priory established in 1094. * (New Zealand city): The New Zealand city's name is from Christ Church, Oxford, an Oxford University college, chosen by an alumnus of the University.

Meanings

  1. A city in Canterbury, New Zealand, which is the largest in the South Island.
    • Far-right extremist attacks are on the rise and have demonstrated the ability to inspire other attacks. This paper examines a cluster of seven attacks, five inspired by the Christchurch attacker, the Christchurch attack itself, and the 2011 Oslo and Ut⌀ya attack that inspired the Christchurch attacker. In this exploratory paper the common ideologies of the attackers are explored to look for commonalities and trends among the data. 2021 December 6, Emma Ryan, “The Transnational Far Right: An Exploratory Paper on Common Ideology Amongst Attacks”, in SUNY Global Engagement Program, page 1:
  2. A place in the United Kingdom: ▸ A village and civil parish in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England, on the border with Norfolk (OS grid ref TL4996).
  3. A place in the United Kingdom: ▸ A coastal town and civil parish (with a town council), formerly a borough, now in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, historically in Hampshire (OS grid ref SZ1592).
  4. A place in the United Kingdom: ▸ A settlement next to Berry Hill, West Dean parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO5712).
  5. A place in the United Kingdom: ▸ A village in Caerleon community, City of Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST3489)
  6. An unincorporated community in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States.

Deriveds

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Synonyms

ChCh

Translations (26)

nl Christchurch (a city in New Zealand) · ko 크라이스트처치 (a city in New Zealand) · ja クライストチャーチ (a city in New Zealand) · fr Christchurch (a city in New Zealand) · ar كْرَايْسْتْشِرْش (a city in New Zealand) · sco Christchurch (a city in New Zealand) · ja クライストチャーチ (a town in England) · mk Крајстчерч (a city in New Zealand) · ar كْرَايْسْتْشِيرْش (a city in New Zealand) · mi Ōtautahi (a city in New Zealand) · hi क्राइस्टचर्च (a town in England) · el Κράιστσερτς (a city in New Zealand) · mr क्राइस्टचर्च (a town in England) · cmn 克賴斯特徹奇 /克赖斯特彻奇 (a city in New Zealand) · fa کرایستچرچ (a city in New Zealand) · cmn 基督城 (a city in New Zealand) · hi क्राइस्टचर्च (a city in New Zealand) · ar كْرَايْسْتْشِيرْش (a town in England) · pt Christchurch (a city in New Zealand) · fa کرایستچرچ (a town in England) · ko 크라이스트처치 (a town in England) · ru Кра́йстчерч (a town in England) · la Christopolis (a city in New Zealand) · ru Кра́йстчерч (a city in New Zealand) · mr क्राइस्टचर्च (a city in New Zealand) · it Christchurch (a city in New Zealand)

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