Orwell

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːwɛl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈoɹwɛl/

Proper noun

Orwell

  1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3650).
  2. A river in Suffolk, England.
  3. A town in New York.
  4. A village in Ohio.
  5. A settlement in Prince Edward Island.
  6. A town in Vermont.
  7. An English surname.

Usage notes

In addition to the construction Orwellian, it is very common to use the author's pseudo-surname as a stand-in for "totalitarian" and to make coinages based on it, e.g. "Orwellabama" (Orwell + Alabama)[1] or "Orwellesque".[2]

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References
  1. "Orwellabama? Crimson Tide Track Locations to Keep Students at Games", The New York Times (September 12, 2019)
  2. "George Orwell is stealing my work", American Thinker (November 14, 2016)

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