English Explanatory Dictionary

Adamstown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands.
  2. A village in County Wexford, Ireland.
  3. A census-designated place in Maryland.
  4. A borough of Pennsylvania.
  5. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie and the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈædəmzˌtaʊn/

Word forms

Adamstown

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔadam- Hebrew אָדָםbor. Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám)bor. Latin Ādāmlbor. Old English Adam Middle English Adam English Adam English -s- Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town ▲ English Adam English -s English Adams ▲ English town English Adamstown From Adam + -s- + town or Adams + town. The place on Pitcairn is named after John Adams, one of the mutineers who originally settled there. The place in Ireland is named for Adam Devereux, the one in Maryland for Adam Kohlenburg, and the one in Pennsylvania for William Addams.

Derived words

Adamstown Heights
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