"Torrington" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Torringtons [plural]
Etymology: From Torridge (“a river in Devon”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Torrington (countable and uncountable, plural Torringtons)
  1. A small village in Tenterfield Shire, in northern New South Wales, Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Australia, Villages in Australia, Villages in New South Wales, Australia
    Sense id: en-Torrington-en-name-1uVFMDeT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 0 22 10 23 20 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 0 23 10 24 20 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 0 24 10 24 20 2
  2. A suburb of the city of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Queensland, Australia, Suburbs in Queensland, Australia
    Sense id: en-Torrington-en-name-y-f3PcSn
  3. A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Alberta, Canada, Places in Canada, Villages in Alberta, Canada, Villages in Canada
    Sense id: en-Torrington-en-name-Vc3x7YQS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 0 22 10 23 20 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 0 23 10 24 20 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 0 24 10 24 20 2
  4. Ellipsis of Great Torrington: a market town and civil parish with a town council in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4919). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Great Torrington (extra: a market town and civil parish with a town council in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4919)) Categories (place): Civil parishes of Devon, England, Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Towns in Devon, England, Towns in England Derived forms: Great Torrington
    Sense id: en-Torrington-en-name-2UOlJ3~e Categories (other): Ellipses of places, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 0 22 10 23 20 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 0 23 10 24 20 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 0 24 10 24 20 2
  5. A city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Connecticut, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Connecticut, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Torrington-en-name-UP5Up5io Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 0 22 10 23 20 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 0 23 10 24 20 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 0 24 10 24 20 2
  6. A city, the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Wyoming, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Wyoming, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Torrington-en-name-6maBcEVi Categories (other): County seats of Wyoming, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 0 22 10 23 20 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 0 23 10 24 20 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 0 24 10 24 20 2
  7. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Torrington-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames

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        "A city, the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States."
      ],
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        ],
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          "Wyoming",
          "Wyoming#English"
        ],
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          "United States",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Old English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A habitational surname from Old English."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "habitational",
          "habitational"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Torrington"
}

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