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Winton

/ˈwɪn.tən/

Winton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7810).

Proper noun

Winton (usually uncountable, plural Wintons)

  1. (usually) A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7810).
  2. (usually) A suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0893).
  3. (usually) A hamlet in Alfriston parish, Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5203).
  4. (usually) A suburban area of Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ7599).
  5. (usually) A hamlet in Winton, Stank and Hallikeld parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE4096).
  6. (usually) A census-designated place in Merced County, California.
  7. (usually) A minor city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
  8. (usually) A town, the county seat of Hertford County, North Carolina.
  9. (usually) An unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington.
  10. (usually) A ghost town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
  11. (usually) A town in Southland, New Zealand.
  12. (usually) A locality in the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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  1. (usually) A town in the Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia.
  2. (usually) A local government area in central-west Queensland; in full, the Shire of Winton.
  3. (usually) A town in the Rural City of Benalla, Victoria, Australia.
  4. (archaic, usually) Winchester (the city in Hampshire, England).
  5. (countable, usually) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Winton

pluralWintons

Origin of Winton

From either the Old English personal name Wine, which is a byname from wine (“friend”), or winn (“pasture”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Winton

Words that rhyme with Winton

Questions about Winton

What does Winton mean?
Winton means a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY7810).
What part of speech is Winton?
Winton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Winton?
Winton is pronounced /ˈwɪn.tən/.

Words near Winton in the dictionary

  1. wintled
  2. wintler
  3. wintlers
  4. wintles
  5. wintling
  6. Winton
  7. Winton Domesday
  8. Winton North
  9. Winton's disease
  10. Winton, Stank and Hallikeld
  11. Wintonian

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