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Riverhead

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈɹɪv.ɚ.hɛd/
  • rhymes with -ɪvə(ɹ)hɛd
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH1 V ER0 HH EH2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A village and civil parish near Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5156).

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Meaning 2

A census-designated place and town, the county seat of Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York, United States.

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Meaning 3

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Meaning 4

A community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Meaning 5

A town at the head of Waitemata Harbour, north-west of Auckland, New Zealand.

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noun

Meaning 6

The head or source of a river.

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History

Etymology

Compound of river + head.

From river + head.

Real reading context

Riverhead in complete knowledge articles