"Downing" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Downing
  1. A surname. Wikidata QID: Q26709934
    Sense id: en-Downing-en-name-en:Q26709934 Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 28 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 29 30 27
  2. A city in Schuyler County, Missouri. Wikidata QID: Q967694 Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Downing-en-name-en:Q967694 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 28 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 29 30 27
  3. A village in Dunn County, Wisconsin. Wikidata QID: Q1990315 Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Wisconsin, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Downing-en-name-en:Q1990315 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 28 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 29 30 27
  4. (Cambridge University, informal) Ellipsis of Downing College, Cambridge. Wikidata QID: Q181461 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal Alternative form of: Downing College, Cambridge Derived forms: Downing effect, Downing Street, Downingtown
    Sense id: en-Downing-en-name-en:Q181461 Categories (other): Cambridge University English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 6 9 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 28 28 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 29 30 27
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