"Johnston" meaning in English

See Johnston in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Johnstons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Johnstons}} Johnston (countable and uncountable, plural Johnstons)
  1. A Scottish habitational surname. from a place in Dumfriesshire, meaning "John's town". Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Johnston-en-name-tzFWmXCX Categories (other): English surnames
  2. An English surname, variant of Johnson. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Johnston-en-name-zMY2VjaU
  3. A village in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9310) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Places in Wales, Villages in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Villages in Wales
    Sense id: en-Johnston-en-name-TdAS01X8
  4. A suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in the Northern Territory, Suburbs in the Northern Territory
    Sense id: en-Johnston-en-name-lro515TS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 1 15 5 5 33 33
  5. A city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Iowa, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Johnston-en-name-~bmOAB43
  6. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Johnston-en-name-HDPm8N4o
  7. A town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Rhode Island, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Rhode Island, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Johnston-en-name-F6tJZ~Ux Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 1 15 5 5 33 33
  8. A town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in South Carolina, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in South Carolina, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Johnston-en-name-mX84W2gb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 1 15 5 5 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Johnston County, Johnston's organ, St Johnston Related terms: Johnstown, Johnstone

Inflected forms

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        "A town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Edgefield County",
          "Edgefield County#English"
        ],
        [
          "South Carolina",
          "South Carolina#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Johnston"
}

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