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Dunnington

Dunnington proper noun: a village and civil parish in the City of York, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE671526).

Proper noun

Dunnington (countable and uncountable, plural Dunningtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in the City of York, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE671526).
  2. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Indiana, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Dunnington

pluralDunningtons

Origin of Dunnington

From the Old English personal name Dunna + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Dunnington

What does Dunnington mean?
Dunnington means a village and civil parish in the City of York, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE671526).
What part of speech is Dunnington?
Dunnington is a proper noun.

Words near Dunnington in the dictionary

  1. Dunning-Kruger effects
  2. Dunning-Kruger syndrome
  3. Dunning-Krugerrand
  4. Dunning-Krugerrands
  5. dunnings
  6. Dunnington
  7. Dunningtons
  8. dunnione
  9. dunniones
  10. dunnish
  11. dunnit

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