"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: {{m|en|Torridge||a river in Devon}} Torridge (“a river in Devon”), {{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, Villages in Australia, Villages in New South Wales
    Sense id: en-Torrington-en-name-1uVFMDeT
  2. A suburb of the city of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Queensland, Suburbs in Queensland
    Sense id: en-Torrington-en-name-y-f3PcSn
  3. A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Alberta, Places in Canada, Villages in Alberta, Villages in Canada
    Sense id: en-Torrington-en-name-Vc3x7YQS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 0 24 12 24 21 9
  4. Short for Great Torrington, a market town in Devon, England. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Great Torrington (extra: a market town in Devon, England) Categories (place): Places in Devon, England, Places in England, Towns in Devon, England, Towns in England Derived forms: Great Torrington
    Sense id: en-Torrington-en-name-kKdrio1o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 0 24 12 24 21 9
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 0 24 12 24 21 9
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 0 24 12 24 21 9
  7. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Torrington-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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        "en:Cities in the United States",
        "en:County seats of Wyoming, USA",
        "en:Places in Wyoming, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A city, the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "county seat"
        ],
        [
          "Goshen County",
          "Goshen County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Wyoming",
          "Wyoming#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "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"
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Torrington"
  ],
  "word": "Torrington"
}

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