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Matlock
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A market town in Derbyshire, England, and the county town of Derbyshire.
"They spent the weekend hiking near Matlock in the Peak District."
How to Use Matlock
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of a historic English town in the Peak District, also used as a surname.
Word Forms
Matlocks plural
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Etymology
From Old English mæðel, "assembly, meeting," and āc, "oak" — roughly "the oak tree where meetings are held."