Kew

American  

[kyoo] / kyu /

noun

1. a part of Richmond, in Greater London, England: famous botanical gardens KewGardens.

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Kew British  

/ kjuː /

noun

1. part of the Greater London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, on the River Thames: famous for Kew Gardens (the Royal Botanic Gardens), established in 1759 and given to the nation in 1841

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Etymology

Origin of Kew

First recorded in 1310–50; Middle English Cayho; from Old French (Picardy) kay, kai “sand bank, landing place, wharf, quay” and Old English hōh “spur of land shaped like a heel” (formed there by a bend in the Thames)

Example Sentences

Filmmaker David Kew arrived on the island in February 2017 to document the Papay Gyro Nights festival, set up seven years before by his friend Sergei Ivanov and his partner Tszman Chan.

From BBC

The population of Papay – some 75 souls – joined the search, including David Kew who was three months into his film shoot.

From BBC

And the film which David Kew never planned to make has also become a legacy of the artist and the art he made on the edge of the world.

From BBC

Working with Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, the University of Greenwich, and the Technical University of Denmark, the scientists engineered a diet that mimics the key nutrients bees normally get from pollen.

From Science Daily

St Anne's Church was founded in 1714 after Queen Anne approved a chapel to be built on Kew Green.

From BBC