English Explanatory Dictionary

Newtown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A locale in Britain.
  2. A locale in England:
  3. A suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2472).
  4. An area of Chester, Cheshire. Not to be confused with Newton, Chester.
  5. A hamlet in Germoe parish and Breage parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW5729).
  6. A hamlet in Holme St Cuthbert parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0948).
  7. An area of New Mills, High Peak borough, Derbyshire, also partly in Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9984)
  8. A suburb of Exeter, Devon (OS grid ref SX9392).
  9. A hamlet in Talaton parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY0699).
  10. A suburb of Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0393).
  11. A settlement in Beaminster parish, west Dorset (OS grid ref ST4802).
  12. An area of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4319).

Pronunciation

/ˈnjuːtaʊn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Newtown.wav

Word forms

Newtown

Etymology

From new + town.

Synonyms

New Town Rajarhat

Related words

Newburgh Newbury New City Newton new town Newville old town oldtown Oldbury Old City

Derived words

Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Newtown Linford Newtown St Boswells Newtownstewart Newtown Unthank New-Wes-Valley

Translations

Bulgarian: Ню́таун Chinese Mandarin: 紐敦 /纽敦 Welsh: Y Drenewydd Irish: Baile Nua
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