Kettering

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/ˈkɛtəɹɪŋ/

proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8678).

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper nounKettering (countable and uncountable, plural Ketterings)

plural Ketterings

  1. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8678).
  2. countableuncountableA former borough in Northamptonshire with its headquarters in the town, abolished 1 April 2021 and merged into North Northamptonshire.
  3. countableuncountableA city in Montgomery County and Greene County, Ohio, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA former Free Village in Trelawny parish, Jamaica, now part of Duncans.
  5. countableuncountableA coastal town in Kingborough council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  6. countableuncountableA surname.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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