Groton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9541).

OriginOld English groten + ēa →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9541).
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. A town and city in New London County, Connecticut.
    2. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    3. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
    4. A town and village in Tompkins County, New York.
    5. A city in Brown County, South Dakota.
    6. A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgroten + ēa“sandy or gravelly stream”
  2. EnglishGroton

In Suffolk, recorded as Grotena in 1086 (DB), probably from Old English groten + ēa (“sandy or gravelly stream”). Places in the United States were directly or indirectly named after this village.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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