Brampton
//ˈbɹæm(p)tən// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A city in Ontario, Canada.
"Canadian leaders were quick to denounce the recent violence in Brampton and crack down on those involved in the clashes."
- 2 An unincorporated community and township in Delta County, Michigan, United States.
- 3 A township in Sargent County, North Dakota, United States.
- 4 Several places in England:; A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2070).
- 5 Several places in England:; A small market town and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY5361).
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- 6 Several places in England:; A village in Long Marton parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6723).
- 7 Several places in England:; A suburb in Chesterfield borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3670).
- 8 Several places in England:; A civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, to the west of Brampton in Chesterfield.
- 9 Several places in England:; A hamlet and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8479).
- 10 Several places in England:; A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2224).
- 11 Several places in England:; A village in Brampton Bierlow parish, Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4101).
- 12 Several places in England:; A village in Brampton with Stoven parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM4382).
- 13 A surname.
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More examples"Canadian leaders were quick to denounce the recent violence in Brampton and crack down on those involved in the clashes."
Etymology
From Old English brōm (“broom plant”) + -tun (“enclosure”).
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