English Explanatory Dictionary

Edmonton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Alberta, Canada.
  2. A former town and suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A hamlet in St Breock civil parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9672).
  4. A town in the borough of Enfield, northern Greater London, England, divided into Lower Edmonton and Upper Edmonton (OS grid ref TQ3493).
  5. A city, the county seat of Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛdməntən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-Edmonton.wav en-ca-Edmonton.ogg

Word forms

Edmonton

Etymology

From Middle English Adelmetone, from Old English Ēadhelm + tūn (“town”). The Canadian city was named after the area of London.

Synonyms

Edmonchuk

Related words

Edmundston

Derived words

Edmontonian Lower Edmonton
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