Freetown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Sierra Leone.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. A ghost town in Hale County, Alabama.
  4. A census-designated place in Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
  5. Synonym of McDonoghville, Louisiana (informal).
  6. Former name of Atholton, Maryland.
  7. A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
  8. A town in Cortland County, New York.
  9. A hamlet in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York.
  10. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.
  11. A freedmen's town in Orange County, Virginia.
  12. A village in Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹiːˌtaʊn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Freetown.wav

Word forms

Freetown

Etymology

From free + town, as being formerly settled by freed slaves.

Derived words

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