Meanings
proper noun
- colloquialhistoricalPlacerville (a city, the county seat of El Dorado County, California, United States).
The city of Placerville, California, also known as Hangtown, is losing the noose on its logo. […] After an impromptu citizens’ jury agreed to hang a man accused of a crime, the town became known as Hangtown. It took on the name Placerville in 1854.
2021 April 14, Rachel Trent, “City known as Hangtown votes to remove noose from its logo”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Englishhang
- Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*duh₂-nós?
- Proto-Celtic*dūnom
- Proto-Germanic*tūną
- Proto-West Germanic*tūn
- Old Englishtūn
- Middle Englishtoun
- Englishtown
- EnglishHangtown
Cite this entry
APA
Hangtown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hangtown
MLA
“Hangtown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hangtown. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hangtown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hangtown.
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