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Eton.

A town and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU965775).

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈiː.tən/[ˈiː.ʔn̩]US
  1. A town and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU965775).

    countable · uncountable
  2. Ellipsis of Eton College, a prestigious public school for boys in Eton.

    UK · abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
  3. A town in Murray County, Georgia, United States.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old English *Ēatūn, from ea (“river”) + tun (“town”). See also the doublet Eaton.

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