"Merton" meaning in All languages combined

See Merton on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /mɜːtən/ [UK] Forms: Mertons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-prop|~|s}} Merton (countable and uncountable, plural Mertons)
  1. Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement.
    A village and civil parish in Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS5212).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Villages in Devon, England, Villages in England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Merton-en-name-ivtdN-dc Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 17 25 29 16 11 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 18 21 23 13 3
  2. Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement.
    A district in borough of Merton, in south-west Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2670).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Greater London, England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Merton-en-name-22Vp0mBH Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 17 25 29 16 11 2 Categories (other): Neighbourhoods in Greater London, England, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 18 21 23 13 3
  3. Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement.
    A London borough of Greater London.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Districts of England, Districts of Greater London, England, Places in England, Places in Greater London, England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Merton-en-name-uOafExKq Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 17 25 29 16 11 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 18 21 23 13 3
  4. Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement.
    A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5717).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Oxfordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Oxfordshire, England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Merton-en-name-zkmcObb2 Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 17 25 29 16 11 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 18 21 23 13 3
  5. An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Merton-en-name-pbwbFHuG Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 17 25 29 16 11 2 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 18 21 23 13 3
  6. (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Merton College, Oxford.. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: Merton College, Oxford
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Merton Park, Mertonian

Inflected forms

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        "English surnames from Old English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "habitational",
          "habitational"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Merton College"
        },
        {
          "word": "Oxford"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English ellipses",
        "English informal terms",
        "English links with redundant alt parameters",
        "English links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Oxford University English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ellipsis of Merton College, Oxford.."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Merton College, Oxford",
          "w:Merton College, Oxford"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Oxford University",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Merton College, Oxford.."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "countable",
        "ellipsis",
        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɜːtən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "London Borough of Merton",
    "Merton"
  ],
  "word": "Merton"
}

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