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Stockport.

A market town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8990).

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈstɒkpɔːt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɑkpɔɹt/General-American
  1. A market town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8990).

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

    countable · uncountable
  3. A town in Columbia County, New York.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A village in Morgan County, Ohio.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A town in South Australia.

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  6. A city in Van Buren County, Iowa.

    countable · uncountable
  7. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English stoc (“house, dwelling; place”) + port (“port; market town”).

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