"Singleton" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Singletons [plural]
Etymology: From Old English sċingul (“shingle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|sċingul||shingle}} Old English sċingul (“shingle”), {{m|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Singletons}} Singleton (countable and uncountable, plural Singletons)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3838).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Lancashire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Lancashire, England
    Sense id: en-Singleton-en-name-fpjrqnP7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 16 23 18 4 17
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A suburb in Great Chart with Singleton parish, Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9841).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Kent, England, Suburbs in Kent, England
    Sense id: en-Singleton-en-name-ZrR7hv84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 16 23 18 4 17
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8713).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in West Sussex, England, Villages in England, Villages in West Sussex, England
    Sense id: en-Singleton-en-name-8bjQh7Jt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 16 23 18 4 17
  4. (uncountable) A placename:
    A town north-west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Towns in Australia, Towns in New South Wales
    Sense id: en-Singleton-en-name-xHxd3fRT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 16 23 18 4 17
  5. (uncountable) A placename:
    An outer southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Perth, Places in Western Australia, Suburbs in Western Australia
    Sense id: en-Singleton-en-name-TeH128zO
  6. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Singleton-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 16 23 18 4 17

Inflected forms

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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "en:Places in Australia",
        "en:Places in Perth",
        "en:Places in Western Australia",
        "en:Suburbs in Western Australia"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A placename:",
        "An outer southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "placename",
          "placename"
        ],
        [
          "suburb",
          "suburb"
        ],
        [
          "Perth",
          "Perth#English"
        ],
        [
          "Western Australia",
          "Western Australia#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) A placename:",
        "An outer southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Old English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A habitational surname from Old English."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "habitational",
          "habitational"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Singleton"
}

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