Word.ws English Dictionary

Clacton

/ˈklæk.tən/

Clacton is the ellipsis of Clacton-on-Sea.

Meaning of Clacton-on-Sea

Proper noun

Clacton-on-Sea

  1. A town and coastal resort in Tendring district, Essex, England. (OS grid ref TM1715).

Words formed from Clacton

Questions about Clacton

What is Clacton the ellipsis of?
Clacton is the ellipsis of Clacton-on-Sea.
How do you pronounce Clacton?
Clacton is pronounced /ˈklæk.tən/.

Words near Clacton in the dictionary

  1. clackity
  2. Clackmannan
  3. Clackmannanshire
  4. clacks
  5. clacky
  6. Clacton
  7. Clacton-on-Sea
  8. clactonian
  9. Clactonians
  10. clad
  11. cladal

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Clacton (page history and authors); Clacton-on-Sea (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “Clacton.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/clacton. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.