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Cannington

Cannington proper noun: a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST2539).

Proper noun

Cannington

  1. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST2539).
  2. A community in Brock township, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A mine in McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia, named after a pastoral property.
  4. A suburb of Perth in the City of Canning, Western Australia.

Origin of Cannington

* In Somerset, recorded as Cantuctun c.880 and Cantoctona in 1086 (DB), a settlement by the Quantock Hills. Present spelling adopted c.1641. * In Western Australia, from Canning + -ton, being named after the Canning River.

Questions about Cannington

What does Cannington mean?
Cannington means a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST2539).
What part of speech is Cannington?
Cannington is a proper noun.

Words near Cannington in the dictionary

  1. canniness
  2. canning
  3. canning it
  4. Canning Town
  5. cannings
  6. Cannington
  7. canniniform
  8. cannista
  9. cannistas
  10. cannister
  11. cannisters

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