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Girton

Girton proper noun: a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4262). Also the ellipsis of Girton College.

Proper noun

Girton (countable and uncountable, plural Girtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4262).
  2. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8266).
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Also used as

Girton is also the ellipsis of Girton College.

Forms of Girton

pluralGirtons
alternative formGirten

Origin of Girton

From Old English grēot (“gravel”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Girton

What does Girton mean?
Girton means a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4262).
What part of speech is Girton?
Girton is a proper noun.

Words near Girton in the dictionary

  1. girthwelds
  2. girthy
  3. girting
  4. girtline
  5. girtlines
  6. Girton
  7. Girtons
  8. girts
  9. girus
  10. giruses
  11. Girvan

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