English Explanatory Dictionary

holden

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. past participle of hold
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A village in Alberta, Canada.
  4. A lake in Lierne, Trøndelag, Norway.
  5. A lake in Steinkjer, Trøndelag, Norway.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. An unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
  8. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  9. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  10. A township in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
  11. A city in Johnson County, Missouri.
  12. An unorganized territory in Adams County, North Dakota.
noun
  1. A brand of car (automobile) originating in Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈhəʊldən/ /ˈhoʊldən/

Word forms

holden Holdens

Etymology

From Middle English holden, from Old English healden, from Proto-West Germanic *haldan. By surface analysis, hold + -en.

Derived words

East Holden holdenite Holdenville
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