Brampton

//ˈbɹæm(p)tən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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. 2
    An unincorporated community and township in Delta County, Michigan, United States.
  3. 3
    A township in Sargent County, North Dakota, United States.
  4. 4
    Several places in England:; A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2070).
  5. 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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  1. 6
    Several places in England:; A village in Long Marton parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6723).
  2. 7
    Several places in England:; A suburb in Chesterfield borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3670).
  3. 8
    Several places in England:; A civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, to the west of Brampton in Chesterfield.
  4. 9
    Several places in England:; A hamlet and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8479).
  5. 10
    Several places in England:; A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2224).
  6. 11
    Several places in England:; A village in Brampton Bierlow parish, Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4101).
  7. 12
    Several places in England:; A village in Brampton with Stoven parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM4382).
  8. 13
    A surname.

Example

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"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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