"tawn" meaning in English

See tawn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From town. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} tawn
  1. (Bermuda, colloquial, uncountable) Hamilton (the capital city of Bermuda). Tags: colloquial, uncountable Synonyms: tahn Holonyms: Bermy, de rock
    Sense id: en-tawn-en-name-Cj4~dWHq Categories (other): Bermudian English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 1 31 3 26 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 1 32 2 28 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /tɔːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɔn/ [General-American], /tɑn/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: tawns [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːn, -ɔn, -ɑn Etymology: Alteration of tan, influenced by tawny. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tawn (plural tawns)
  1. (rare) A tan. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-tawn-en-noun-sd-5~OpJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: tawns [plural]
Etymology: From town. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tawn (plural tawns)
  1. (Bermuda, countable) Pronunciation spelling of town. Tags: alt-of, countable, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: town
    Sense id: en-tawn-en-noun-~h8I5geU Categories (other): Bermudian English, English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 1 53 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 1 31 3 26 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 1 32 2 28 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /tɔːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /tɔn/ [General-American], /tɑn/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: tawns [present, singular, third-person], tawning [participle, present], tawned [participle, past], tawned [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːn, -ɔn, -ɑn Etymology: Alteration of tan, influenced by tawny. Head templates: {{en-verb}} tawn (third-person singular simple present tawns, present participle tawning, simple past and past participle tawned)
  1. (transitive) To tan, make tawny. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tawn-en-verb-UHnuhpSi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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