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stilton

/ˈstɪltən/

stilton is the alternative form of Stilton.

Proper noun capitalized: Stilton

Stilton (countable and uncountable, plural Stiltons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1689).
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Noun capitalized: Stilton

Stilton (countable and uncountable, plural Stiltons)

  1. A type of blue-veined cheese made in England.
  2. (archaic, slang) That which is needed or wanted; the very thing; the ticket.
    • That's the Stilton!

Forms of stilton

Noun
pluralstiltons
pluralStiltons
Proper noun
pluralStiltons

Origin of stilton

Recorded as Stichiltone in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English stigel (“stile”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The cheese was named after the village where it was originally sold.

Words that rhyme with stilton

Questions about stilton

What does stilton mean?
Stilton means a village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1689).
What is stilton the alternative form of?
Stilton is the alternative form of Stilton.
What part of speech is stilton?
Stilton can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce stilton?
Stilton is pronounced /ˈstɪltən/.

Words near stilton in the dictionary

  1. stiltings
  2. stiltish
  3. stiltlike
  4. Stiltner
  5. Stiltners
  6. stilton
  7. stiltons
  8. stilts
  9. stiltwalker
  10. stiltwalkers
  11. stiltwalking

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