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Merton

UK/ˈmɜː.tən/US/ˈmɝ.tən/

Merton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5212). Also the ellipsis of Merton College.

Proper noun

Merton (countable and uncountable, plural Mertons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5212).
  2. A district in borough of Merton, in south-west Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2670).
  3. A London borough of Greater London.
  4. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5717).
  5. A town in the Shire of Mansfield and the Shire of Murrindindi, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
  6. An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.

Also used as

Merton is also the ellipsis of Merton College.

Forms of Merton

pluralMertons

Origin of Merton

Inherited from Old English Merantūn.

Words formed from Merton

Phrases with Merton

Questions about Merton

What does Merton mean?
Merton means a village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5212).
What part of speech is Merton?
Merton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Merton?
Merton is pronounced /ˈmɜː.tən/ (UK).

Words near Merton in the dictionary

  1. Mertian
  2. Mertians
  3. mertiatide
  4. mertieite
  5. mertilize
  6. Merton
  7. Merton Park
  8. Merton thesis
  9. Merton-compliant
  10. Mertonian
  11. Mertonians

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