Blackwood
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English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Blackwood
- Any of many places around the world.
- A number of places in the United Kingdom:
- A hamlet north-east of Loch Carron, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG9543).
- An outer suburb west of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7274).
- A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7943).
- A town and community in Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1797).
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia.
- A census-designated place in Gloucester Township, Camden County, New Jersey.
- An unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia.
- A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.
- A village in the Shire of Moorabool, north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- A number of places in the United Kingdom:
- An English and Scottish habitational surname derived from the placename.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Developed by Easley Blackwood.
Proper noun
Blackwood
- (bridge) A bidding convention in contract bridge, used to explore the partnership's possession of aces, kings and in some variants the queen of trumps, to judge more precisely whether slam is likely to be a good contract.