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Pittston

Pittston proper noun: a town in Kennebec County, Maine, named after the family of settler John Pitt.

pittston: a town in Kennebec County, Maine, named after the family of settler John Pitt
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Proper noun

Pittston

  1. A town in Kennebec County, Maine, named after the family of settler John Pitt.
  2. A city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, originally Pittstown, and named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.
  3. A township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Origin of Pittston

From the surname Pitt + -s- + -ton.

Words formed from Pittston

Questions about Pittston

What does Pittston mean?
Pittston means a town in Kennebec County, Maine, named after the family of settler John Pitt.
What part of speech is Pittston?
Pittston is a proper noun.

Words near Pittston in the dictionary

  1. Pittsfield
  2. Pittsford
  3. Pittsgrove
  4. Pittsley
  5. Pittsleys
  6. Pittston
  7. Pittstown
  8. Pittsylvania
  9. Pittsylvania County
  10. Pittuck
  11. Pittucks

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