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Compton

/ˈkɒmp.tən/

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Compton proper noun: a village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5279).

Proper noun

Compton

  1. A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5279).
  2. A suburban area in Ashbourne parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1846).
  3. A hamlet in Marldon parish, South Hams district, Devon, the location of Compton Castle (OS grid ref SX8664).
  4. A village in Compton and Shawford parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4625).
  5. A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU9547).
  6. A suburban area in Farnham parish, Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU8546).
  7. A suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO8898).
  8. An unincorporated community in Newton County, Arkansas.
  9. A city in Los Angeles County, California.
  10. A village in Brooklyn Township, Lee County, Illinois.
  11. An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
  12. A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Page County, Virginia.
  2. A municipality in Coaticook Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
  3. An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.
  4. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.

Forms of Compton

alternative formCumpton

Origin of Compton

From Old English Cumbtūn. Equivalent to combe (“valley”) + -ton (“town”).

Words formed from Compton

Phrases with Compton

Questions about Compton

What does Compton mean?
Compton means a village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5279).
What part of speech is Compton?
Compton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Compton?
Compton is pronounced /ˈkɒmp.tən/.

Words near Compton in the dictionary

  1. comptographs
  2. comptometer
  3. comptometers
  4. comptometrist
  5. comptometrists
  6. Compton
  7. Compton and Shawford
  8. Compton Bassett
  9. Compton Beauchamp
  10. Compton Bishop
  11. Compton Dando

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