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Gladstone

/ˈɡlædstən/

Gladstone proper noun: a Scottish habitational surname from Old English. Also the ellipsis of Gladstone bag.

Proper noun

Gladstone

  1. A Scottish habitational surname from Old English.
    1. William Ewart Gladstone, British Prime Minister.
  2. A town in the Kempsey council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A city in Queensland, Australia.
  4. A local government area in central Queensland, which includes the city; in full, Gladstone Region.
  5. A small rural town in South Australia.
  6. A locality in Break O'Day council area and the Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  7. A community and former town in the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone, Manitoba.
  8. A community in Thames Centre, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.
  9. A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
  10. A locality in Carterton district, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand.
  11. An area near Levin, Horowhenua district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
  12. A village south of Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand.
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  1. A community and former town in the city of Azusa, Los Angeles County, California.
  2. A village in Henderson County, Illinois.
  3. A city in Delta County, Michigan.
  4. A city in Clay County, Missouri.
  5. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
  6. An unincorporated community in Somerset County, New Jersey.
  7. An unincorporated community in Union County, New Mexico.
  8. A tiny city in Stark County, North Dakota.
  9. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Ohio.
  10. A city in Clackamas County, Oregon.
  11. An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States.

Noun

Gladstone (plural Gladstones)

  1. (historical) A four-wheeled two-seated carriage with driver's seat and dicky.

Also used as

Gladstone is also the ellipsis of Gladstone bag.

Forms of Gladstone

Proper noun
alternative formGledstanes
alternative formGledstone
Noun
pluralGladstones

Origin of Gladstone

From Old English glæd (“shining”) + stān (“stone”).

Words formed from Gladstone

Phrases with Gladstone

Questions about Gladstone

What does Gladstone mean?
Gladstone means a Scottish habitational surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Gladstone?
Gladstone can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Gladstone?
Gladstone is pronounced /ˈɡlædstən/.

Words near Gladstone in the dictionary

  1. gladsomenesses
  2. gladsomer
  3. gladsomest
  4. Gladson
  5. Gladsons
  6. Gladstone
  7. Gladstone bag
  8. Gladstone bags
  9. Gladstone claret
  10. Gladstone clarets
  11. Gladstone collar

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