What does "bolton" mean?
A place in the United Kingdom:; A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.
Bolton
name
name ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A place in the United Kingdom:; A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.
- Grammar: bolton is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: family name, geographic, last name, local.
- Useful contrasts: countryside, first name, given name.
- Usage evidence: John Bolton is for the independence of Western Sahara.
How to use "bolton"
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A place in the United Kingdom:; A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.
"But Bolton deserve real credit, seeking to take advantage of their jitters at every opportunity in typically determined fashion."
- 2 A place in the United Kingdom:; A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6323).
- 3 A place in the United Kingdom:; A small village in Fangfoss parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7752).
- 4 A place in the United Kingdom:; A small village in Hedgeley parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1013).
- 5 A place in the United Kingdom:; A northern suburb of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1635).
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- 6 A place in the United Kingdom:; A small village south of Haddington, East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5070).
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Atlanta, Georgia.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Maple Ridge Township, Alpena County, Michigan.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Hinds County, Mississippi.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harrison County, Missouri.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Warren County, New York.
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Columbus County, North Carolina.
- 17 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Lexington Township, Stark County, Ohio.
- 18 A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Chittenden County, Vermont.
- 19 A large community in the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.
- 20 A locality in the Rural City of Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia.
- 21 A habitational surname from Old English.
"This was not the first disagreement between the ultra-hawkish Bolton and the occasionally more intervention-skeptic Trump."
Synonyms
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Example
"John Bolton is for the independence of Western Sahara."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "bolton"?
Common synonyms include: family name, geographic, last name, local, municipality, regional.
How do you use "bolton" in a sentence?
John Bolton is for the independence of Western Sahara.
Etymology
From Middle English Bodeltone (in the Domesday Book) etc., ultimately from Old English bolt, bold, botl, etc. (“home, hall, manor”) + -tun (“-ton: enclosure, town”).