Torrington

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area and the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A suburb of the city of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 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. 5
    A city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A city, the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Torridge (“a river in Devon”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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