Winthrop

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.; A city in Arkansas.
  2. 2
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.; A community in Nottinghamshire, England.
  3. 3
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.; A city in Iowa.
  4. 4
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.; A town in Maine.
  5. 5
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.; A city in Massachusetts.
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  1. 6
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.; A city in Minnesota.
  2. 7
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.; A village in Ontario.
  3. 8
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.; A town in Washington.
  4. 9
    A habitational surname from Old English from the English places.

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"During the Evans Creek glaciation of the Pleistocene epoch (22-15 thousand years ago), Winthrop Glacier extended 14 miles (22 km) north of the summit, where it merged with several small glaciers from tributary valleys north of the mountain."

Etymology

From wines (“friend's”) + þorp (“village”).

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