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Princetown

Princetown proper noun: a village in Dartmoor Forest parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5873).

Proper noun

Princetown

  1. A village in Dartmoor Forest parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5873).
  2. A hamlet in Rhymney community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1109).
  3. A town in Schenectady County, New York, United States.
  4. A coastal village in the Shire of Corangamite, Victoria, Australia.
  5. (historical) Former name of Princeton in Kentucky and British Columbia.

Forms of Princetown

alternative formPrince Town

Origin of Princetown

From prince + town. Doublet of Princeton. Cf. Kingstown, Kingston, Kingstone, Coniston, Queenstown, Queenston, Princes Town, and Princeville.

Questions about Princetown

What does Princetown mean?
Princetown means a village in Dartmoor Forest parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5873).
What part of speech is Princetown?
Princetown is a proper noun.

Words near Princetown in the dictionary

  1. Princeton Junction
  2. Princeton orange
  3. Princeton rub
  4. Princetonian
  5. Princetonians
  6. Princetown
  7. Princeville
  8. princewood
  9. princex
  10. princexes
  11. princier

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