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See also: newton
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle English Neweton, from Old English nēowa tūn (“new town”). Compare same construction in Italian Napoli (“Naples”) and in Arabic نَابُلُس (nābulus, “Nablus”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]Newton
- The name of many English-speaking places, including:
- Several places in England:
- A suburb of Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4168).
- A village in Dalton (Town) with Newton parish, Barrow-in-Furness borough, Cumbria (OS grid ref SD2371).
- A village in Blackwell parish, Bolsover district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4459).
- A suburban area near Hyde, Tameside borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9596).
- A hamlet and civil parish in north Herefordshire, served by Hope under Dinmore and Newton Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5053).
- A hamlet in south-west Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3433). [1]
- A village and civil parish (served by Newton-in-Bowland Parish Council) in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6950).
- A village in Bywell parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ0364).
- A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, otherwise known as Newton Wamphray (OS grid ref NY1194).
- A residential area in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6660).
- A number of places in the United States:
- A small city, the county seat of Baker County, Georgia.
- A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa.
- A city, the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, named after Newton, Massachusetts.
- A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- A town, the county seat of Sussex County, New Jersey.
- A city, the county seat of Catawba County, North Carolina.
- A city, the county seat of Newton County, Texas.
- Several places in England:
- A habitational surname for someone from any of these places.
- Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher.
Derived terms
[edit]- Buckland Newton
- Maiden Newton
- newton
- Newton Abbot
- Newton Aycliffe
- Newton-by-the-Sea
- Newton-Cotes formula
- Newton-Cotes rule
- Newton County
- Newton Dale
- Newton Hall
- Newton Harcourt
- Newton Heath
- Newtonian
- Newton Kyme
- Newton-le-Willows
- Newton Longville
- Newton Mearns
- Newton of Falkland
- Newton-on-Ayr
- Newton-on-Ouse
- Newton Poppleford
- Newton Purcell
- Newton Regis
- Newton's cradle
- Newton's rings
- Newton St Cyres
- Newton Stewart
- Newton Tony
- Newton-with-Clifton
- Newton-with-Scales
- non-quasi-Newton
- Old Newton
- South Newton
- Sturminster Newton
- Trowse with Newton
- XMM-Newton
Related terms
[edit]- Newtown (place name)
Translations
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Noun
[edit]Newton n (strong, genitive Newtons or Newton, plural Newton)
- newton (unit of measure)
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