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Riverhead¹

  • /ˈɹɪv.ɚ.hɛd/

Rhymes with -ɪvə(ɹ)hɛd

Where it comes from

Compound of river + head.

proper noun

  1. A village and civil parish near Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5156).
  2. A census-designated place and town, the county seat of Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, United States.
  3. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  4. A community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. A town at the head of Waitemata Harbour, north-west of Auckland, New Zealand.

riverhead²

Where it comes from

From river + head.

noun riverheads

  1. The head or source of a river.

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"riverhead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/riverhead. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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riverhead. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/riverhead

Chicago

"riverhead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/riverhead.

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@misc{riverhead_2026,
  title = {riverhead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/riverhead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}