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kensington

Syllables: Ken·sing·tonUK/ˈkɛn.zɪŋ.tən/

kensington noun: a sewing circle for women.

Noun (1)

kensington (plural kensingtons)

  1. (Midwestern-US, US, Western, dated) A sewing circle for women.
    • Owing to a scarcity of coal in the University, we girls had an unexpected week of vacation, and the town girls helped us make the time fly, with kensingtons and bridge parties.1910 April, Beulah Lasher, “Tau; University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa”, in Anchora of Delta Gamma, volume 26, number 3, Menasha: George Banta Pub. Co., page 207
    • House-parties and kensingtons were the predominating features of the ΔΗ girls' summer.1917 November, Ruth Ebling, “Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa”, in The Trident of Delta Delta Delta, volume 27, number 1, Lynchburg: J. P. Bell Co., →OCLC, page 54

Proper noun capitalized: Kensington

Kensington

  1. An affluent area of west London in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London; South Kensington contains several major museums.
  2. A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3690).
  3. A town in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    Synonyms:
    Barretts Cross
  4. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California.
  5. A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California.
  6. A census-designated place in the town of Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut.
  7. An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia.
  8. A neighbourhood of Chicago, Illinois.
  9. A minor city in Smith County, Kansas.
  10. A town in Montgomery County, Maryland.
  11. An unincorporated community in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan.
  12. A minor city in Douglas County, Minnesota.
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  1. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  2. A village in Nassau County, Long Island, New York.
  3. A neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
    • To every New Yorker in Kensington and Midwood and Hunts Point, know this: This city is your city, and this democracy is yours too.2025 November 5, Zohran Mamdani, “The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Speech”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...
  4. An unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio.
  5. A neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    • “There are over 150 channels dedicated to Kensington and all the things that take place here,” said Sarah Laurel, founder of Savage Sisters, a non-profit in Kensington supporting those affected by substance disorders.2023 December 17, Olivia Empson, quoting Sarah Laurel, “‘Tranq tourism’: alarm in Philadelphia as TikTokers travel to film drug users”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  6. A suburb of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  7. A suburb of Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand.
  8. A suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
  9. A suburb of Sydney in the Randwick council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  10. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Noun (2) capitalized: Kensington

Kensington (plural Kensingtons)

  1. (dated) Alternative letter-case form of kensington (“sewing circle”).
    • She wished Kate had not told her of the weekly sewing club, of the matinee-parties, the afternoon Kensingtons, the times down town when they had met, and Elsie had been, according to Kate's glowing account, "the life of the crowd."1910 May, Josephine Spencer, “To Keep.”, in Young Woman's Journal, volume 21, number 5, Salt Lake City: Organ of Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations, →OCLC, page 251
    • Besides the usual social affairs given in the usual ways, Iota chapter is giving a series of Pre-Holiday Kensingtons and teas entertaining forty different girls, the majority of whom are to be non-sorority girls, each afternoon. The guests are invited to bring their Holiday sewing and the affairs...1915 February, “Delta Zeta”, in The Key — Kappa Kappa Gamma, volume 32, number 1, Menasha: George Banta Pub. Co., page 97

kensington meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

kensington in Hindi

केन्सिंगटन, केंसिंगटन, केंसिंटन

kensington in Tamil

கென்சிங்டன், கென்ஸிங்டன்

kensington in Marathi

केन्सिंग्टन, केन्सिंगटन

kensington in Urdu

کینسنگٹن, کینزنگٹن, کینسنٹن
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kensington in Bengali
কেনসিংটন, কেন্সিংটন
kensington in Telugu
కెన్సింగ్టన్
kensington in Malayalam
കെൻസിങ്ടൺ, കെൻസിംഗ്ടൺ, കെൻസിങ്ങ്ടൺ
kensington in Kannada
ಕೆನ್ಸಿಂಗ್ಟನ್
kensington in Punjabi
ਕੇਨਸਿੰਗਟਨ, ਕੈਨਸਿੰਗਟਨ
kensington in Gujarati
કેન્સિંગ્ટન, કેન્સીંગ્ટન, કેન્સિંગટન
kensington in Odia
କେନ୍ସିଙ୍ଗଟନ୍, କେନ୍ସିଙ୍ଗଟନ
kensington in Nepali
केन्सिङ्गटन, केन्सिङ्टन

Examples of kensington in a sentence

  • These included kensingtons, sewing clubs, music clubs, and culture clubs.1919, “Industrial and Social Conditions and Suggestions of Teachers”, in The Rural Teacher of Nebraska, Washington: Government Printing...
  • “If you’re sure there’s nothing I can do at the office,” she said, “I’ll go on to the kensington at Mrs.1932, Ruthe S. Wheeler, Helen in the Editor's Chair, Chicago: Goldsmith Pub. Co., →OCLC, page 115:

Synonyms of kensington

  • Barretts Cross

Forms of kensington

pluralkensingtons
alternative formKensington
alternative formKensington party
pluralKensingtons

Origin of kensington

Named after the Royal School of Needlework in the UK, formerly known as the "Kensington School of Needlework".

From the Old English personal name Cynesige + -ing- + -ton (“Estate associated with Cynesige”). The town in Prince Edward Island is named after the borough in London.

Words formed from kensington

Questions about kensington

What does kensington mean?
Kensington means a sewing circle for women.
What is kensington in Hindi?
Kensington in Hindi is केन्सिंगटन, केंसिंगटन, केंसिंटन. See Kensington meaning in Hindi.
How do you use kensington in a sentence?
These included kensingtons, sewing clubs, music clubs, and culture clubs.
What part of speech is kensington?
Kensington can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce kensington?
Kensington is pronounced /ˈkɛn.zɪŋ.tən/ (UK).
What is the plural of kensington?
The plural of kensington is kensingtons.

Words near kensington in the dictionary

  1. Kensal Green
  2. Kenseikai
  3. kensho
  4. Kensinger
  5. Kensingers
  6. kensington
  7. Kensington and Chelsea
  8. Kensingtonian
  9. Kensingtonians
  10. kensingtons
  11. Kensit

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