Woodstock

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Woodstock

  • /ˈwʊd.stɒk/

Rhymes with -ʊdstɒk

Where it comes from

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + stoc (“dwelling”).

proper noun Woodstocks

  1. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Woodstock Festival, an American rock music festival originally held in 1969 in New York state near Woodstock; (by extension) a large, influential gathering. According to [Kiminobu] Sugaya, music also increases dopamine release in a specific part of the brain, similar to that of illegal drugs. It’s like a cerebral Woodstock, only with musical rather than chemical stimulants (and better hygiene).
  2. countable, uncountable A village in Cowra Shire, New South Wales.
  3. countable, uncountable A locality in the Inverell council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. countable, uncountable A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  5. countable, uncountable A rural community in the City of Townsville, Queensland.
  6. countable, uncountable A rural locality in Huon Valley council area, Tasmania.
  7. countable, uncountable A locality in the City of Whittlesea, Victoria.
  8. countable, uncountable A small settlement south of Motueka, Tasman district, New Zealand.
  9. countable, uncountable A small settlement near Kaniere and Hokitika, West Coast region, New Zealand.
  10. countable, uncountable A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
  11. countable, uncountable A town and parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.
  12. countable, uncountable A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  13. countable, uncountable A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
  14. countable, uncountable A city, the seat of Oxford County, Ontario.
  15. countable, uncountable A suburb of Kingswood and ward in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6573).
  16. countable, uncountable A settlement in Tunstall parish, Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9060).
  17. countable, uncountable A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4416).
  18. countable, uncountable A small village in Ambleston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0225).
  19. countable, uncountable A town in Bibb County and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
  20. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Alameda, Alameda County, California.
  21. countable, uncountable A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
  22. countable, uncountable A city in Cherokee County, Georgia.
  23. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of McHenry County, Illinois.
  24. countable, uncountable A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
  25. countable, uncountable A town in Oxford County, Maine.
  26. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.
  27. countable, uncountable A township in Lenawee County, Michigan.
  28. countable, uncountable A minor city in Pipestone County, Minnesota.
  29. countable, uncountable A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  30. countable, uncountable A town and census-designated place therein, in Ulster County, New York.
  31. countable, uncountable A neighborhood of the Bronx, New York.
  32. countable, uncountable A village in Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio.
  33. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood in south-east Portland, Oregon.
  34. countable, uncountable A town, the shire town of Windsor County, Vermont.
  35. countable, uncountable A town, the county seat of Shenandoah County, Virginia.
  36. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia.
  37. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in the town of Henrietta, Richland County, Wisconsin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: woodbury, westport, westcott, webber, woodhurst, litchfield, eastham, walford, haywood, wadsley, cowley, woodhall, westham, whitfield, wheatley, woodlands

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@misc{woodstock_2026,
  title = {Woodstock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/woodstock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}