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Meaning of Thornton | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈθɔː(ɹ)ntən

Definitions

  1. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
  2. A small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7535).
  3. A large village in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, part of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation (OS grid ref SD3442).
  4. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7545).
  5. A village in Bagworth and Thornton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4607).
  6. A small village in Roughton parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2467).
  7. A suburban village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD3300).
  8. A hamlet in Shoreswood parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9547).
  9. A village in Stainton and Thornton parish, Middlesbrough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4713).
  10. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1032).
  11. A hamlet near Glamis, Angus council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3946).
  12. A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2997).
  13. A small village in Tiers Cross community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9007).
  14. A number of places in the United States:
  15. A minor city in Calhoun County, Arkansas.
  16. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California.
  17. A city (home rule municipality) in Adams County and Weld County, Colorado.
  18. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Idaho.
  19. A township and village therein, in Cook County, Illinois.
  20. A minor city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
  21. An unincorporated community and coal town in Letcher County, Kentucky.
  22. An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
  23. A township in Buffalo County, Nebraska.
  24. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  25. An unincorporated community in Thornbury Township, Concord Township and Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
  26. A neighbourhood of Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island.
  27. A town in Limestone County, Texas.
  28. A census-designated place in the town of Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin.
  29. A community in Essa township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
  30. A settlement in Bay of Plenty region, New Zealand.
  31. A place in Australia:
  32. A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  33. A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland.
  34. A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria.
  35. A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.
  36. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from these places.
  37. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Equivalents

العربية ثورنتن
Français Thornton

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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