thornton
IPA: θˈɔrntʌn
Root Word: Thornton
noun
- Any of several placenames in England, Scotland, and the United States.
- A large village in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, part of the Thornton-Cleveleys conurbation (OS grid ref SD3442).
- A village in Bagworth and Thornton parish, Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4607).
- A village in Stainton and Thornton parish, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4713).
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1032).
- A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2997).
- A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
- An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English from these places.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
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Examples of "thornton" in Sentences
- Thornton asked to play the part.
- Thornton Reservoir has an area of.
- Thornton Reservoir has an area of .
- Thornton was a right handed batsman.
- Thornton retired immediately afterwards.
- The Matchmaker is a play by Thornton Wilder.
- It is the site of the deserted Thornton village.
- Thornton has several charter schools in or near Thornton.
- The Thorntons developed the Thornton Triumphant Hereford Cattle strain.
- Pompeia was featured in the Epistolary novel Ides of March by Thornton Wilder.
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