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Colton

US/koʊl.tən/

Colton proper noun: a civil parish and small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3186).

Proper noun

Colton (countable and uncountable, plural Coltons)

  1. A civil parish and small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3186).
  2. A village in Marlingford and Colton parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG1009).
  3. A village and civil parish (served by Bolton Percy, Colton and Steeton parish council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5444).
  4. A village and civil parish in Lichfield district, north of Rugeley, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0520).
  5. A locality in Great Barton parish, West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8766).
  6. An eastern suburb of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3632).
  7. A city in San Bernardino County, California.
  8. An unincorporated community in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
  9. A town and census-designated place therein, in St. Lawrence County, New York.
  10. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Henry County, Ohio.
  11. An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon.
  12. A minor city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
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  1. A ghost town in Utah County, Utah.
  2. A town in Whitman County, Washington.
  3. A locality in Elliston district council area, South Australia, named after John Colton (politician).
  4. (countable) An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English derived from any of these places in Britain.
  5. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.

Colton meaning in Arabic

Colton in Arabic

city in California
كولتون kūltūn

Forms of Colton

pluralColtons

Origin of Colton

From Old English cola (“coal”) + tun (“settlement”).

Words formed from Colton

Questions about Colton

What does Colton mean?
Colton means a civil parish and small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3186).
What is Colton in Arabic?
Colton in Arabic is كولتون (kūltūn). See Colton meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Colton?
Colton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Colton?
Colton is pronounced /koʊl.tən/ (US).

Words near Colton in the dictionary

  1. coltishness
  2. coltivirus
  3. coltiviruses
  4. coltlike
  5. Coltness
  6. Colton
  7. Coltons
  8. coltpixie
  9. coltpixies
  10. coltpixy
  11. Coltrain

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