Abingdon

//ˈæb.ɪŋ.dn̩// name

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  1. 1
    Former name of Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, formerly in Berkshire, formally renamed in 2012, and now a short form.
  2. 2
    A community in West Lincoln township, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Iowa.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A city in Knox County, Illinois, named after Abingdon, Maryland.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Harford County, Maryland, named after Abingdon, England.
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Washington County, Virginia.

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"A Pound, Virginia man, who brought a minor to a cockfight, distributed hydrocodone and conspired with others to facilitate cockfighting, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced."

Etymology

From Old English Abban dūn.

Related phrases

Abingdon-on-Thamescounty seatwashington county

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