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Worthington

Worthington proper noun: a civil parish (without a council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD579102).

worthington: a civil parish (without a council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS...
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Proper noun

Worthington (countable and uncountable, plural Worthingtons)

  1. A civil parish (without a council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD579102).
  2. A village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK4020).
  3. A ghost town in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A town in Greene County, Indiana.
  5. A small city in Dubuque County, Iowa.
  6. A city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States.
  7. A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  8. A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  9. A city, the county seat of Nobles County, Minnesota.
  10. A township in Nobles County, Minnesota.
  11. A village in Putnam County, Missouri.
  12. A city in Franklin County, Ohio.
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  1. A township in Richland County, Ohio.
  2. A borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
  3. A town in Marion County, West Virginia.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Worthington

pluralWorthingtons

Origin of Worthington

From the Old English personal name *Weorþ + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Worthington

Phrases with Worthington

Questions about Worthington

What does Worthington mean?
Worthington means a civil parish (without a council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD579102).
What part of speech is Worthington?
Worthington is a proper noun.

Words near Worthington in the dictionary

  1. worthinesses
  2. worthing
  3. Worthingite
  4. Worthingites
  5. Worthings
  6. Worthington
  7. Worthington jet
  8. Worthington jets
  9. Worthington's law
  10. Worthingtons
  11. worthless

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