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Poultney

Poultney proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Poultney (countable and uncountable, plural Poultneys)

  1. A surname.
  2. A town and village (within the town) in Rutland County, Vermont, United States.

Forms of Poultney

pluralPoultneys

Origin of Poultney

Variant of Pulteney. The town in Vermont is named after William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath.

Questions about Poultney

What does Poultney mean?
Poultney means a surname.
What part of speech is Poultney?
Poultney is a proper noun.

Words near Poultney in the dictionary

  1. poulticed
  2. poulticelike
  3. poultices
  4. poulticewise
  5. poulticing
  6. Poultney
  7. Poultneys
  8. Poulton
  9. Poulton and Pulford
  10. Poulton-le-Fylde
  11. Poulton-with-Fearnhead

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