"Wheaton" meaning in English

See Wheaton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈwiːtən/, /ˈʍiːtən/ (note: without the wine–whine merger) Forms: Wheatons [plural], Whedon [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːtən Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Wheaton (plural Wheatons)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Wheaton-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Proper name

IPA: /ˈwiːtən/, /ˈʍiːtən/ (note: without the wine–whine merger) Forms: Whedon [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːtən Head templates: {{en-prop}} Wheaton
  1. A city, the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Illinois, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Wheaton-en-name-PCd6vzZA Categories (other): County seats of Illinois, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 49 49
  2. A city, the county seat of Traverse County, Minnesota, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Minnesota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Wheaton-en-name-dclVppk3 Categories (other): County seats of Minnesota, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 48 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 49 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Wheaton Aston

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "Wheatons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Whedon",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "id": "en-Wheaton-en-name-EMUC1F3L",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwiːtən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʍiːtən/",
      "note": "without the wine–whine merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːtən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wheaton"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "50 50",
      "word": "Wheaton Aston"
    }
  ],
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Wheaton",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
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          "parents": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
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      ],
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        "A city, the county seat of DuPage County, Illinois, United States."
      ],
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          "city"
        ],
        [
          "county",
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        ],
        [
          "seat",
          "seat"
        ],
        [
          "DuPage County",
          "DuPage County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Illinois",
          "Illinois#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cities in Minnesota, USA",
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      "ipa": "/ˈwiːtən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʍiːtən/",
      "note": "without the wine–whine merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːtən"
    }
  ],
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/iːtən",
    "Rhymes:English/iːtən/2 syllables"
  ],
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    },
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈwiːtən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʍiːtən/",
      "note": "without the wine–whine merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːtən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wheaton"
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    }
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        "en:Cities in the United States",
        "en:County seats of Illinois, USA",
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      ],
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        ],
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        ]
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    },
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        "en:Cities in the United States",
        "en:County seats of Minnesota, USA",
        "en:Places in Minnesota, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
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        "A city, the county seat of Traverse County, Minnesota, United States."
      ],
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          "city",
          "city"
        ],
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          "county",
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "Minnesota",
          "Minnesota#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwiːtən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʍiːtən/",
      "note": "without the wine–whine merger"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːtən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wheaton"
}

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