Meanings
proper nounKillingworth (countable and uncountable, plural Killingworths)
plural Killingworths · alternative Killingsworth
- A placename:
- countableuncountableA town in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2771).
- countableuncountableA small suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
- countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.
- countableuncountableA town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
He also mentioned that state police covering Killingworth would not handle Freedom of Information Act requests and that the town must handle them.
2026 July 15, Jayne Chacko, “2 CT towns end contracts with automated license plate reader company Flock Safety”, in NBC Connecticut, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2026
- countableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
From the unattested Old English personal name *Cylla + -ing (“belonging to”) + worþ (“enclosure”).
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APA
Killingworth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Killingworth
MLA
“Killingworth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Killingworth. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Killingworth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Killingworth.
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