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Knowlton

Knowlton proper noun: a hamlet in East Dorset district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU022103).

Proper noun

Knowlton (countable and uncountable, plural Knowltons)

  1. A hamlet in East Dorset district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU022103).
  2. A hamlet in Dover district, Kent, England.
  3. A village in the town of Brome Lake, Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  4. A township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States.
  5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Knowlton

pluralKnowltons

Origin of Knowlton

From Old English cnoll (“knoll, summit”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

Questions about Knowlton

What does Knowlton mean?
Knowlton means a hamlet in East Dorset district, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU022103).
What part of speech is Knowlton?
Knowlton is a proper noun.

Words near Knowlton in the dictionary

  1. Knowles
  2. Knowleses
  3. knowlesi malaria
  4. knowliche
  5. Knowling
  6. Knowlton
  7. Knowltons
  8. knowlych
  9. known
  10. known a B from a battledore
  11. known A from B

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