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Bartlett

UK/ˈbɑː(ɹ)tlət/

Bartlett proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name from a pet form of Bartholomew.

Proper noun

Bartlett

  1. A surname transferred from the given name from a pet form of Bartholomew.
  2. A village mostly in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois.
  3. A census-designated place in Fremont County, Iowa.
  4. A minor city in Labette County, Kansas.
  5. An unincorporated community in Shannon County, Missouri.
  6. A village, the county seat of Wheeler County, Nebraska.
  7. A town and census-designated place therein, in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
  8. An unincorporated community in Wesley Township, Washington County, Ohio.
  9. A city in Shelby County, Tennessee.
  10. A city in Bell County and Williamson County, Texas.
  11. An unincorporated community in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

Noun

Bartlett (plural Bartletts)

  1. A kind of English pear.
    • The first bite into those Bartletts was intoxicating. The juice met your teeth with a gush.1941, Emily Carr, chapter 15, in Klee Wyck

Forms of Bartlett

pluralBartletts

Origin of Bartlett

The pear was named by Enoch Bartlett of Dorchester, Massachusetts, after himself.

Words formed from Bartlett

Questions about Bartlett

What does Bartlett mean?
Bartlett means a surname transferred from the given name from a pet form of Bartholomew.
What part of speech is Bartlett?
Bartlett can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Bartlett?
Bartlett is pronounced /ˈbɑː(ɹ)tlət/ (UK).

Words near Bartlett in the dictionary

  1. Bartles
  2. Bartleses
  3. Bartleson
  4. Bartlesons
  5. Bartlesville
  6. Bartlett
  7. Bartlett daisy
  8. Bartlett's tinamou
  9. Bartlett's tinamous
  10. Bartletts
  11. Bartley

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