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Linton

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪn.tən/

The English word “Linton” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A rural locality and military camp south of Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
  2. An unincorporated community in Hancock County, Georgia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Trigg County, Kentucky.
  4. An unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.

Etymology

From either Old English līn (“flax”) or lind (“lime tree”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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