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Kettering

/ˈkɛtəɹɪŋ/

Kettering proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8678).

Proper noun

Kettering (countable and uncountable, plural Ketterings)

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8678).
  2. A former borough in Northamptonshire with its headquarters in the town, abolished 1 April 2021 and merged into North Northamptonshire.
  3. A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
  4. A city in Montgomery County and Greene County, Ohio, United States.
  5. A former Free Village in Trelawny parish, Jamaica, now part of Duncans.
  6. A coastal town in Kingborough council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  7. A surname.

Forms of Kettering

pluralKetterings

Words that rhyme with Kettering

Questions about Kettering

What does Kettering mean?
Kettering means a market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8678).
What part of speech is Kettering?
Kettering is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kettering?
Kettering is pronounced /ˈkɛtəɹɪŋ/.

Words near Kettering in the dictionary

  1. Kettells
  2. Kettenis
  3. Ketter
  4. Ketterer
  5. Ketterers
  6. Kettering
  7. Ketteringham
  8. Ketteringhams
  9. Ketterings
  10. Ketterling
  11. Ketterlings

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