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Clapton

/ˈklæptən/

Clapton proper noun: a suburban area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton), (OS grid ref TQ3486).

Proper noun

Clapton (countable and uncountable, plural Claptons)

  1. A suburban area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton), (OS grid ref TQ3486).
    • I'm roll on track, I'm in this field / I'm shot, you put me in my feels / She made it clap clap clap clappity-clap out in Clapton2018, “Ace Feat. Smino & Saba”, in Room 25, performed by Noname
  2. A hamlet in Hungerford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3870).
  3. A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1617).
  4. A village in Ston Easton parish, Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6453).
  5. A village in West Crewkerne parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4106).
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Synonyms of Clapton

Forms of Clapton

pluralClaptons
alternative formClapperton

Origin of Clapton

From Middle English Clopton, from Old English *clopp (“rock, hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Clapton

Questions about Clapton

What does Clapton mean?
Clapton means a suburban area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London (officially Upper Clapton and Lower Clapton), (OS grid ref TQ3486).
What part of speech is Clapton?
Clapton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Clapton?
Clapton is pronounced /ˈklæptən/ (UK).

Words near Clapton in the dictionary

  1. clapskates
  2. clapstick
  3. clapsticks
  4. clapt
  5. clapter
  6. Clapton
  7. Clapton in Gordano
  8. Clapton-on-the-Hill
  9. Claptons
  10. claptrap
  11. claptrappery

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