Meaning of Thompson | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A British surname transferred from the given name.
   countable
2. A member of a Salish people of British Columbia.
3. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
   countable, uncountable
4. Ellipsis of Thompson submachine gun (“Tommy gun”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
5. A placename:
   countable, uncountable
6. A village in Bulgaria.
   countable, uncountable
7. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9296).
   countable, uncountable
8. A city in Northern Manitoba, Canada.
   countable, uncountable
9. A rural municipality in Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Thompson.
   countable, uncountable
10. A number of places in the United States:
    countable, uncountable
11. An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.
    countable, uncountable
12. An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
    countable, uncountable
13. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
    countable, uncountable
14. A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa.
    countable, uncountable
15. An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.
    countable, uncountable
16. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.
    countable, uncountable
17. A town in Sullivan County, New York.
    countable, uncountable
18. A city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.
    countable, uncountable
19. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Geauga County, Ohio.
    countable, uncountable
20. A borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
    countable, uncountable
21. An unincorporated community in Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
22. A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Thompson Township.
    countable, uncountable
23. An Interior Salish language spoken in British Columbia and formerly in Washington.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Police believe Mangione had been traveling around Pennsylvania in the days after Thompson was killed, from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to Altoona, where he was recognized earlier Monday at a McDonald's restaurant.”

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