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Denton

/ˈdɛn.tən/

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Denton proper noun: a hamlet in Denton and Caldecote parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1587).

Proper noun

Denton (countable and uncountable, plural Dentons)

  1. A hamlet in Denton and Caldecote parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1587).
  2. A village and civil parish in Darlington borough, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ2118).
  3. A village in Newhaven parish, Lewes district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ4502).
  4. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9295).
  5. A village in Denton with Wootton parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2147).
  6. A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8632).
  7. A village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM2788).
  8. A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP8357).
  9. A hamlet and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1448).
  10. A hamlet in Cuddesdon and Denton parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5902).
  11. A city in Jeff Davis County, Georgia.
  12. A city in Doniphan County, Kansas.
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  1. An unincorporated community in Carter County, Kentucky.
  2. A town, the county seat of Caroline County, Maryland.
  3. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
  4. An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
  5. A town in Fergus County, Montana.
  6. A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
  7. A town in Davidson County, North Carolina.
  8. A city, the county seat of Denton County, Texas.
  9. A habitational surname from Old English.
  10. A male given name transferred from the place name.

Forms of Denton

pluralDentons

Origin of Denton

From Old English denu (“valley, den”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Denton

Questions about Denton

What does Denton mean?
Denton means a hamlet in Denton and Caldecote parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1587).
What part of speech is Denton?
Denton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Denton?
Denton is pronounced /ˈdɛn.tən/.

Words near Denton in the dictionary

  1. dentomandibular
  2. dentomaxillary
  3. dentomaxillofacial
  4. dentome
  5. dentomes
  6. Denton
  7. Denton and Caldecote
  8. Denton County
  9. Denton Holme
  10. Denton with Wootton
  11. Dentonholme

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