English Explanatory Dictionary

Taunton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2225).
  2. A suburb of Ashton-under-Lyne, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9200).
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. A city, the county seat of Bristol County, Massachusetts.
  5. A minor city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
  6. A hamlet in the town of Onondaga, Onondaga County, New York.
  7. A town in Adams County, Washington.
  8. A rural locality in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
  9. A locality in Barossa council area, South Australia.
  10. A surname.

Word forms

Taunton Tauntons

Etymology

From Old English Tantūn, from the name of the river Tone.

Derived words

Somerset West and Taunton Taunton Deane Taunton turkey
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