English Explanatory Dictionary

Princetown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Dartmoor Forest parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5873).
  2. A hamlet in Rhymney community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1109).
  3. A town in Schenectady County, New York, United States.
  4. A coastal village in the Shire of Corangamite, Victoria, Australia.
  5. Former name of Princeton in Kentucky and British Columbia.

Word forms

Princetown Prince Town

Etymology

From prince + town. Doublet of Princeton. Cf. Kingstown, Kingston, Kingstone, Coniston, Queenstown, Queenston, Princes Town, and Princeville.

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