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Malton

Malton proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7871).

Proper noun

Malton (countable and uncountable, plural Maltons)

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7871).
  2. A hamlet in Lanchester parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1846).
  3. A neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A former settlement in Glenn County, California, United States.
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Malton

pluralMaltons

Origin of Malton

Probably from Old English mæþel (“speech”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), hence a settlement where a public assembly was held.

Questions about Malton

What does Malton mean?
Malton means a market town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE7871).
What part of speech is Malton?
Malton is a proper noun.

Words near Malton in the dictionary

  1. maltolte
  2. maltoltes
  3. maltolts
  4. MALToma
  5. MALTomas
  6. Malton
  7. maltonic acid
  8. Maltons
  9. maltooctaose
  10. maltooligosaccharide
  11. maltooligosaccharides

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