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Abingdon.

Former name of Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, formerly in Berkshire, formally renamed in 2012, and now a short form.

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name/ˈæb.ɪŋ.dn̩/US
  1. Former name of Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, formerly in Berkshire, formally renamed in 2012, and now a short form.

  2. A community in West Lincoln township, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

  3. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Iowa.

  4. A place in the United States: A city in Knox County, Illinois, named after Abingdon, Maryland.

  5. A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Harford County, Maryland, named after Abingdon, England.

  6. A place in the United States: A town, the county seat of Washington County, Virginia.

Where this word comes from

From Old English Abban dūn.

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