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Altona

Altona proper noun: a borough in the city state of Hamburg, Germany. Also the alternative spelling of Altonah.

Proper noun

Altona

  1. A borough in the city state of Hamburg, Germany.
  2. A suburb (and former city) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  3. A town within Rhineland municipality, Manitoba, Canada.
  4. A ghost town in Pickering, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A census-designated place in Boulder County, Colorado.
  6. A village in Knox County, Illinois.
  7. A town in Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana.
  8. An unincorporated community in Hinton Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.
  9. An unincorporated community in Bates County, Missouri.
  10. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Nebraska.
  11. A town and census-designated place therein, in Clinton County, New York.
  12. Former name of New Holstein, Wisconsin.
  13. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
  14. A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

Also used as

Altona is also the alternative spelling of Altonah.

Origin of Altona

Many places, if not all, are named after Altona in Hamburg.

Words formed from Altona

Questions about Altona

What does Altona mean?
Altona means a borough in the city state of Hamburg, Germany.
What part of speech is Altona?
Altona is a proper noun.

Words near Altona in the dictionary

  1. altometer
  2. altometers
  3. Altoms
  4. Alton
  5. Alton Bay
  6. Altona
  7. Altona Meadows
  8. Altona North
  9. Altonah
  10. Altonian
  11. Altoona

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