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Sandwich

Name: Sandwich
Address: GB

51.2747°N 1.3389°E · Q26163

One English word in this atlas traces back to Sandwich. It sits in United Kingdom.

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sandwichnoun · 1760s

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The meal is named for an earl. The earl is named for a town in Kent.

The 18th-century English snack is linked to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. His title comes from Sandwich in Kent, so the lunch word hides a coastal town one step back.

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