Adamstown

Adams·town
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/ˈædəmzˌtaʊn/

proper noun

The capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands.

OriginEnglish town ← Middle English toun ← Old English tūn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands.
  2. A village in County Wexford, Ireland.
  3. A census-designated place in Maryland.
  4. A borough of Pennsylvania.
  5. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie and the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

  1. Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
  2. Hebrewאָדָם
  3. Ancient GreekἈδάμ (Adám)
  4. LatinĀdām
  5. Old EnglishAdam
  6. Middle EnglishAdam
  7. EnglishAdam
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*duh₂-nós?
  10. Proto-Celtic*dūnom
  11. Proto-Germanic*tūną
  12. Proto-West Germanic*tūn
  13. Old Englishtūn
  14. Middle Englishtoun
  15. Englishtown
  16. EnglishAdam
  17. EnglishAdams
  18. Englishtown
  19. EnglishAdamstown

From Adam + -s- + town or Adams + town. The place on Pitcairn is named after John Adams, one of the mutineers who originally settled there. The place in Ireland is named for Adam Devereux, the one in Maryland for Adam Kohlenburg, and the one in Pennsylvania for William Addams.

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Translations

Esperanto Adamstaŭno
  • Adamstaŭnocapital of the Pitcairn Islands
Irish Maigh Arnaí
  • Maigh Arnaívillage in County Wexford, Ireland

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Adamstown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adamstown

MLA

“Adamstown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adamstown. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adamstown,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adamstown.

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