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Waltham

/ˈwɔːltəm/

Waltham proper noun: a village and municipality in the region of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Proper noun

Waltham (countable and uncountable, plural Walthams)

  1. A village and municipality in the region of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
  2. A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1048).
  3. A large village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA2603).
  4. An inner suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  5. A small town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.
  6. A sizable city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
  7. A township and minor city therein, in Mower County, Minnesota, United States, named after Waltham, Massachusetts.
  8. A small town in Addison County, Vermont, United States.
  9. A habitational surname from Old English for someone from any of various villages in England.

Forms of Waltham

pluralWalthams

Origin of Waltham

From Old English weald (“forest”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“enclosed land”).

Words formed from Waltham

Phrases with Waltham

Questions about Waltham

What does Waltham mean?
Waltham means a village and municipality in the region of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
What part of speech is Waltham?
Waltham is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Waltham?
Waltham is pronounced /ˈwɔːltəm/.

Words near Waltham in the dictionary

  1. Walters
  2. Walterson
  3. Walthall
  4. Walthall County
  5. Walthalls
  6. Waltham
  7. Waltham Abbey
  8. Waltham Cross
  9. Waltham Forest
  10. Waltham on the Wolds
  11. Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold

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