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Stilton.

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1689).

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈstɪltən/

  1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1689).

    countable · uncountable

  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Recorded as Stichiltone in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English stigel (“stile”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The cheese was named after the village where it was originally sold.

noun/ˈstɪltən/

  1. A type of blue-veined cheese made in England.

    countable · uncountable

  2. That which is needed or wanted; the very thing; the ticket.

    archaic · countable · slang · uncountable
    That's the Stilton!
Where this word comes from

Recorded as Stichiltone in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from Old English stigel (“stile”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The cheese was named after the village where it was originally sold.

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