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Acton
//ˈæk.tən// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Any of a few places in England:; A village in Burland and Acton parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6353). countable, uncountable
- 2 Any of a few places in England:; A hamlet in Langton Matravers parish, Purbeck district, Dorset (OS grid ref SY9878). countable, uncountable
- 3 Any of a few places in England:; A town and suburb in the borough of Ealing, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2080). countable, uncountable
- 4 Any of a few places in England:; A hamlet in Allendale parish, south-west Northumberland (OS grid ref NY8351). countable, uncountable
- 5 Any of a few places in England:; A village in Lydbury North parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO3184). countable, uncountable
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- 6 Any of a few places in England:; A hamlet in Whitmore parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8241). countable, uncountable
- 7 Any of a few places in England:; A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8944). countable, uncountable
- 8 Any of a few places in England:; A locality in Ombersley parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8467). countable, uncountable
- 9 A suburb and community in Wrexham borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3451). countable, uncountable
- 10 A village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland countable, uncountable
- 11 A place in Canada:; A community in the town of Halton Hills, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario. countable, uncountable
- 12 A place in Canada:; A regional county municipality in the Montérégie region, Quebec. countable, uncountable
- 13 Any of a few places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
- 14 Any of a few places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California. countable, uncountable
"Fire crews battled two brush fires in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday — the King fire, which ignited near Pyramid Lake in the early morning, and the Hawk fire, which erupted in Acton around 3 p.m., threatening structures and prompting evacuation orders."
- 15 Any of a few places in the United States:; A ghost town in Polk County, Florida. countable, uncountable
- 16 Any of a few places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harris County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
- 17 Any of a few places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
- 18 Any of a few places in the United States:; A town in York County, Maine. countable, uncountable
- 19 Any of a few places in the United States:; A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. countable, uncountable
- 20 Any of a few places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Meeker County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
- 21 Any of a few places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Yellowstone County, Montana. countable, uncountable
- 22 Any of a few places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Salem County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
- 23 Any of a few places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in McNairy County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
- 24 Any of a few places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hood County, Texas. countable, uncountable
- 25 A suburb of Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 26 A habitational surname from Old English. countable
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of aketon. alt-of, alternative
- 2 Obsolete form of actinon. alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
Etymology
From Old English āc (“oak”) + tūn (“farm, town, homestead”); compare the doublet Aughton.
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