Woodstock

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwʊd.stɒk/
  • Hyphenation: Wood‧stock
  • Rhymes: -ʊdstɒk

Proper noun

Woodstock (countable and uncountable, plural Woodstocks)

  1. (music) Ellipsis of Woodstock Festival, an American rock music festival originally held in 1969 in New York state near Woodstock.
    • 2023 November 14, Beth Romero, “Be a Weeble”, in Happy AF: Simple Strategies to Get Unstuck, Bounce Back, and Live Your Best Life, Berkeley, Calif.: She Writes Press, →ISBN, chapter 1 (The Art of Letting Go, Bouncing Back, and Being):
      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. A placename:
    1. A place in Australia:
      1. A village in Cowra Shire, New South Wales.
      2. A rural community in the City of Townsville, Queensland.
      3. A rural locality in Huon Valley council area, Tasmania.
      4. A locality in the City of Whittlesea, Victoria.
    2. A place in New Zealand:
      1. A small settlement south of Motueka, Tasman district, New Zealand. [1]
      2. A small settlement near Kaniere and Hokitika, West Coast region, New Zealand. [2]
    3. A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
    4. A place in Canada:
      1. A town and parish in Carleton County, New Brunswick.
      2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
      3. A community in Yarmouth district municipality, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.
      4. A city, the seat of Oxford County, Ontario.
    5. A place in the United Kingdom:
      1. A suburb of Kingswood and ward in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6573). [3]
      2. A settlement in Tunstall parish, Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9060). [4]
      3. A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4416). [5]
      4. A small village in Ambleston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0225).
    6. A place in the United States:
      1. A town in Bibb County and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
      2. A neighbourhood of Alameda, Alameda County, California.
      3. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
      4. A city in Cherokee County, Georgia.
      5. A city, the county seat of McHenry County, Illinois.
      6. A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
      7. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
      8. An unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland.
      9. A township in Lenawee County, Michigan.
      10. A minor city in Pipestone County, Minnesota.
      11. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
      12. A town and census-designated place therein, in Ulster County, New York.
      13. A neighborhood of the Bronx, New York.
      14. A village in Rush Township, Champaign County, Ohio.
      15. A neighbourhood in south-east Portland, Oregon.
      16. A town, the shire town of Windsor County, Vermont.
      17. A town, the county seat of Shenandoah County, Virginia.
      18. An unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia.
      19. An unincorporated community in the town of Henrietta, Richland County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ NZ Topo Map (Tasman)
  2. ^ NZ Topo Map (West Coast)
  3. ^ Ward map (South Gloucestershire)
  4. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Wir-Wood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  5. ^ Parish map (Oxfordshire)

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