Huntington

//ˈhʌn.tɪŋ.tən// name

name ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English habitational surname for someone who lived at any of several places whose name is derived from Old English hunta, hunter, especially from Huntingdon. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The name of many places around the world:; A suburb of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    The name of many places around the world:; A small settlement in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4874). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in England:; A village and civil parish near Chester, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4264). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in England:; A village and civil parish in Herefordshire, on the Welsh border (OS grid ref SO2553). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in England:; A hamlet in Hereford parish, Herefordshire, north-west of the city centre (OS grid ref SO4841). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in England:; A village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire (OS grid SE6156). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in England:; A hamlet in Ashford Carbonell parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5371). countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in England:; A hamlet in Little Wenlock parish, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6507). countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in England:; A village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9713). countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A small city in Sebastian County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A former settlement in Yuba County, California. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A neighbourhood of Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Florida. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A city, the county seat of Huntington County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in Emmet County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in Ralls County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A ghost town in Elko County, Nevada. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A town, census-designated place, and hamlet in Suffolk County, New York. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A small city in Baker County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A city in Angelina County, Texas. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A town in Emery County, Utah. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A town in Chittenden County, Vermont. countable, uncountable
  21. 26
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia. countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A city, the county seat of Cabell County, West Virginia, named for Collis P. Huntington countable, uncountable
  23. 28
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; An unincorporated community in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  24. 29
    The name of many places around the world:; Places in the United States of America:; A number of townships in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Huntington Township. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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collis potter huntingtongeorge huntingtonsamuel huntington

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"Other types of antisense oligonucleotides have been approved by U.S. regulators and are being used to treat the neurodegenerative disease muscular dystrophy and spinal muscular atrophy. The compound is in clinical trials for Huntington’s disease and ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease."

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