Addington
UK/ˈædɪŋtən/
Addington proper noun: a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP742286).
Proper noun
Addington (countable and uncountable, plural Addingtons)
- A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP742286).
- A northern suburb of Liskeard, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX2565).
- A village in the borough of Croydon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3764).
- A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ639535).
- A hamlet in Nether Kellet parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, divided into Higher Addington and Lower Addington (OS grid ref SD5268).
- A town near the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
- A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
- A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Forms of Addington
| plural | Addingtons |
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Origin of Addington
Probably from the Old English personal names *Eadda or *Æddi + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Words formed from Addington
- Addington Highlands
- Addingtonian
- Great Addington
- Lennox and Addington County
- Little Addington
- New Addington
Words that rhyme with Addington
Questions about Addington
- What does Addington mean?
- Addington means a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP742286).
- What part of speech is Addington?
- Addington is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Addington?
- Addington is pronounced /ˈædɪŋtən/ (UK).
Words near Addington in the dictionary
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