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Benton en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɛn.tən/

Etymology

From either Old English bēan (“bean”) or *beonet (“bentgrass”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536).
  2. (countable, uncountable) A neighbourhood in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2768).
  3. (countable, uncountable) A hamlet in Special Area No. 3, southern Alberta, Canada.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A local service district and designated place in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Lowndes County, Alabama.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Mono County, California.
  8. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Elkhart County, Indiana.
  10. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Ringgold County, Iowa.
  11. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Butler County, Kansas.
  12. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A home rule city, the county seat of Marshall County, Kentucky.
  13. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town, the parish seat of Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
  14. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
  15. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Saline Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  16. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city, the county seat of Scott County, Missouri.
  17. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  18. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Yates County, New York.
  19. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Texas Township, Crawford County, Ohio.
  20. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and borough therein, in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
  21. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town, the county seat of Polk County, Tennessee.
  22. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and village therein, in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
  23. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of other townships, entered under Benton Township.
  24. (countable, uncountable) A habitational surname from Old English.
  25. (countable, uncountable) A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Deriveds

Bentonville · Benton Station · bentonite · Fort Benton · Benton County

Synonyms

Benton Station

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