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Soton

Soton is the abbreviation of Southampton.

Meaning of Southampton

Proper noun

Southampton

  1. A city, unitary authority, and borough in Hampshire, southern England.
    • Standing in the dock at Southampton
      Trying to get to Holland or France1969, The Beatles, The Ballad of John and Yoko
  2. (historical, usually "The County of Southampton") Hampshire.
  3. A barony in the peerage of Great Britain.
  4. A rural community and parish of York County, New Brunswick.
  5. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
  6. A community in Bruce County, Ontario.

See all 15 meanings of Southampton

Forms of Soton

alternative formSo'ton

Questions about Soton

What is Soton the abbreviation of?
Soton is the abbreviation of Southampton.

Words near Soton in the dictionary

  1. Sotolongo
  2. Sotolongos
  3. sotols
  4. Sotomayor
  5. sotomuso
  6. Soton
  7. sotong
  8. Sotonian
  9. Sotonians
  10. sotorasib
  11. sotos

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