"Adamstown" meaning in English

See Adamstown in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈædəmzˌtaʊn/
Etymology: From Adam + -s- + town or Adams + town. The place on Pitcairn is named after John Adams, one of the mutineers who originally settled there. The place in Ireland is named for Adam Devereux, the one in Maryland for Adam Kohlenburg, and the one in Pennsylvania for William Addams. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Adam|-s-|town}} Adam + -s- + town, {{af|en|Adams|town}} Adams + town Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Adamstown
  1. The capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands. Categories (place): Pitcairn Islands Translations (capital of the Pitcairn Islands): Adamstaŭno (Esperanto)
    Sense id: en-Adamstown-en-name-~KwqLHW7 Disambiguation of Pitcairn Islands: 58 14 7 2 20 Disambiguation of 'capital of the Pitcairn Islands': 85 1 5 1 9
  2. A village in County Wexford, Ireland Categories (place): Places in County Wexford, Ireland, Places in Ireland, Villages in County Wexford, Ireland, Villages in Ireland Translations (village in County Wexford, Ireland): Maigh Arnaí [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-Adamstown-en-name-VN1zu1Sh Disambiguation of 'village in County Wexford, Ireland': 1 93 2 1 2
  3. A census-designated place in Maryland. Categories (place): Census-designated places in Maryland, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Maryland, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Adamstown-en-name-mX7PPsgI
  4. A borough of Pennsylvania. Categories (place): Boroughs in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Adamstown-en-name-J0Ra3r2z
  5. A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Places in Newcastle, New South Wales, Suburbs in New South Wales
    Sense id: en-Adamstown-en-name-a0smu8m5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -s-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 2 29 1 55 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 12 5 30 2 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 3 25 1 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 3 28 2 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 3 26 1 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 14 6 21 4 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 14 10 22 4 51
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