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Linton

/ˈlɪn.tən/

Linton proper noun: a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL5646).

Proper noun

Linton (countable and uncountable, plural Lintons)

  1. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL5646).
  2. A village and civil parish in South Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2716).
  3. A village and civil parish near Bromyard, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6753).
  4. A village and civil parish near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6525).
  5. A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7550).
  6. A village in Ellington and Linton parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ2691).
  7. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district; also known as Linton-in-Craven (OS grid ref SD9962).
  8. A village in Collingham parish, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3847).
  9. A hamlet north of Morebattle, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7726).
  10. A town in the Shire of Pyrenees and the Golden Plains Shire, central western Victoria, Australia.
  11. A rural locality and military camp south of Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
  12. An unincorporated community in Hancock County, Georgia.
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  1. A city in Greene County, Indiana.
  2. An unincorporated community in Trigg County, Kentucky.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Emmons County, North Dakota.
  4. An unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
  5. A hamlet in King township, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
  6. A hamlet in Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale region, Quebec.
  7. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Linton

pluralLintons

Origin of Linton

From either Old English līn (“flax”) or lind (“lime tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Linton

Words that rhyme with Linton

Questions about Linton

What does Linton mean?
Linton means a village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL5646).
What part of speech is Linton?
Linton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Linton?
Linton is pronounced /ˈlɪn.tən/.

Words near Linton in the dictionary

  1. lintlessness
  2. Lintner
  3. Lintners
  4. lintol
  5. lintols
  6. Linton
  7. Linton-on-Ouse
  8. Lintong
  9. lintonite
  10. lintonites
  11. Lintons

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