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Abington

US/ˈæb.ɪŋ.tən/

Abington proper noun: the villages and civil parishes of Great Abington and Little Abington in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, known as The Abingtons.

Proper noun

Abington (countable and uncountable, plural Abingtons)

  1. The villages and civil parishes of Great Abington and Little Abington in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, known as The Abingtons.
  2. A suburb of Northampton, West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Northampton borough (OS grid ref SP7861).
  3. A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9323).
  4. A civil parish and townland in County Limerick, Ireland.
  5. A civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland.
  6. A locality in the Uralla council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  7. A village in the town of Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.
  8. A township in Mercer County, Illinois.
  9. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Wayne County, Indiana.
  10. A town in Plymouth County, southeastern Massachusetts, south of Boston.
  11. A township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
  12. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Abington

pluralAbingtons

Origin of Abington

From the Old English personal name Abba + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Abington

Questions about Abington

What does Abington mean?
Abington means the villages and civil parishes of Great Abington and Little Abington in South Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, known as The Abingtons.
What part of speech is Abington?
Abington is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Abington?
Abington is pronounced /ˈæb.ɪŋ.tən/ (US).

Words near Abington in the dictionary

  1. Abingdon
  2. Abingdon-on-Thames
  3. Abinger
  4. Abinger Common
  5. Abinger Hammer
  6. Abington
  7. Abingtons
  8. Abinomn
  9. abintestate
  10. abio-
  11. abiocen

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