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Halton

Syllables: Hal·ton/ˈhɒl.tən/US/ˈhɔl.tən/

Halton proper noun: the Borough of Halton, a unitary authority and borough in Cheshire, England, formed in 1974.

Proper noun

Halton (countable and uncountable, plural Haltons)

  1. The Borough of Halton, a unitary authority and borough in Cheshire, England, formed in 1974.
  2. A village in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, which gave its name to the above borough (OS grid ref SJ5381).
  3. A village in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8710).
  4. A village in Halton-with-Aughton parish, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5064).
  5. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3433).
  6. A village in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9967).
  7. A regional municipality in southern Ontario, Canada.
    Synonyms:
    Halton Region, Region of Halton, Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Regional Municipality
  8. A county of Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
    Synonyms:
    Halton County, County of Halton
  9. A surname.

Synonyms of Halton

  • Halton Region
  • Region of Halton
  • Regional Municipality of Halton
  • Halton Regional Municipality
  • Halton County
  • County of Halton

Forms of Halton

pluralHaltons

Origin of Halton

* (Halton, Ontario, Canada): Named after William Mathew Halton, a British colonial bureaucrat in Upper Canada.

Words formed from Halton

Words that rhyme with Halton

Questions about Halton

What does Halton mean?
Halton means the Borough of Halton, a unitary authority and borough in Cheshire, England, formed in 1974.
What part of speech is Halton?
Halton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Halton?
Halton is pronounced /ˈhɒl.tən/ (UK).

Words near Halton in the dictionary

  1. haltless
  2. haltlose personality disorder
  3. Haltom
  4. Haltom City
  5. Haltoms
  6. Halton
  7. Halton Fenside
  8. Halton Hills
  9. Halton Holegate
  10. Halton Lea Gate
  11. Halton-with-Aughton

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