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Staunton

Staunton proper noun: a village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829).

Proper noun

Staunton (countable and uncountable, plural Stauntons)

  1. A village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829).
  2. A village in Staunton Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5412).
  3. A civil parish (without a council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England, the local village is named Staunton in the Vale.
  4. An independent city, the county seat of Augusta County, Virginia, United States.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Staunton

pluralStauntons

Origin of Staunton

From Old English stān (“stone”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”). Compare Stanton, which shares the same etymology.

Words formed from Staunton

Phrases with Staunton

Questions about Staunton

What does Staunton mean?
Staunton means a village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829).
What part of speech is Staunton?
Staunton is a proper noun.

Words near Staunton in the dictionary

  1. staunchliest
  2. staunchly
  3. staunchness
  4. staunchnesses
  5. staunchweed
  6. Staunton
  7. Staunton Coleford
  8. Staunton Gambit
  9. Staunton Harold
  10. Staunton in the Vale
  11. Staunton piece

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