Torrington
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area and the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 2 A suburb of the city of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 3 A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 4 Ellipsis of Great Torrington: a market town and civil parish with a town council in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4919). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 5 A city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A city, the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. countable, uncountable
- 7 A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From Torridge (“a river in Devon”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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