English Explanatory Dictionary

Brampton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A city in Ontario, Canada.
  2. An unincorporated community and township in Delta County, Michigan, United States.
  3. A township in Sargent County, North Dakota, United States.
  4. Several places in England:
  5. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2070).
  6. A small market town and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY5361).
  7. A village in Long Marton parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6723).
  8. A suburb in Chesterfield borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3670).
  9. A civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, to the west of Brampton in Chesterfield.
  10. A hamlet and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8479).
  11. A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2224).
  12. A village in Brampton Bierlow parish, Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4101).

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹæm(p)tən/ en-ca-Brampton.opus

Word forms

Brampton

Etymology

From Old English brōm (“broom plant”) + -tun (“enclosure”).

Synonyms

B-town Browntown Bramladesh

Derived words

Brampton Bierlow Bramptonian Bramptonite Brampton with Stoven Chapel Brampton Church Brampton Little Brampton Old Brampton
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