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Stoughton

/ˈstoʊtən/

Stoughton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK638490).

Proper noun

Stoughton (countable and uncountable, plural Stoughtons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK638490).
  2. A suburb of Guildford, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU980015).
  3. A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU802114).
  4. A town in the Rural Municipality of Tecumseh, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
  6. A city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Stoughton

pluralStoughtons

Origin of Stoughton

From Old English stoc (“house, dwelling”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Stockton.

Questions about Stoughton

What does Stoughton mean?
Stoughton means a village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK638490).
What part of speech is Stoughton?
Stoughton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Stoughton?
Stoughton is pronounced /ˈstoʊtən/.

Words near Stoughton in the dictionary

  1. Stouffer
  2. Stouffers
  3. Stouffville
  4. Stough
  5. Stoughs
  6. Stoughton
  7. Stoughtons
  8. stouk
  9. stouked
  10. stouking
  11. stouks

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