Kensington
name, noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of kensington (“sewing circle”). alt-of, dated
"She wished Kate had not told her of the weekly sewing club, of the matinee-parties, the afternoon Kensingtons, the times down town when they had met, and Elsie had been, according to Kate's glowing account, "the life of the crowd.""
- 2 A sewing circle for women. Midwestern-US, US, Western, dated
"Owing to a scarcity of coal in the University, we girls had an unexpected week of vacation, and the town girls helped us make the time fly, with kensingtons and bridge parties."
- 1 An affluent area of west London in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London; South Kensington contains several major museums.
- 2 A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3690).
- 3 A town in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in San Diego County, California.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in the town of Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Chicago, Illinois.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Smith County, Kansas.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Montgomery County, Maryland.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Douglas County, Minnesota.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Nassau County, Long Island, New York.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
"To every New Yorker in Kensington and Midwood and Hunts Point, know this: This city is your city, and this democracy is yours too."
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio.
- 17 A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"“There are over 150 channels dedicated to Kensington and all the things that take place here,” said Sarah Laurel, founder of Savage Sisters, a non-profit in Kensington supporting those affected by substance disorders."
- 18 A suburb of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.
- 19 A suburb of Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand.
- 20 A suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- 21 A suburb of Sydney in the Randwick council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- 22 A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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More examples"Britain’s Prince William and Prince Harry unveiled a statue to their late mother Princess Diana in a ceremony Thursday at London’s Kensington Palace, on what would have been her 60th birthday."
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Cynesige + -ing- + -ton (“Estate associated with Cynesige”). The town in Prince Edward Island is named after the borough in London.
Named after the Royal School of Needlework in the UK, formerly known as the "Kensington School of Needlework".
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