Staunton

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A village in Staunton Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5412). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A civil parish (without a council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England, the local village is named Staunton in the Vale. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    An independent city, the county seat of Augusta County, Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English stān (“stone”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”). Compare Stanton, which shares the same etymology.

Related phrases

Staunton ColefordStaunton GambitStaunton HaroldStaunton in the ValeStaunton pieceaugusta countycounty seat

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