Epping

//ˈɛpɪŋ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A market town and civil parish in Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL455025). countable, uncountable

    "His call for nationwide demonstrations “to get the illegal immigrants out”, in the wake of the Epping ruling, underlines that the migrant debate in Britain is now more toxic than at any point since the 1970s."

  2. 2
    A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A city in Williams County, North Dakota, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    An industrial area of Cape Town, Western Cape province, South Africa. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A commune in Moselle department, Grand Est, France. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A habitational surname. countable, uncountable

Example

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"His call for nationwide demonstrations “to get the illegal immigrants out”, in the wake of the Epping ruling, underlines that the migrant debate in Britain is now more toxic than at any point since the 1970s."

Etymology

From Old English yppe (“upland”) + ing (“meadow”).

Related phrases

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