Newtown

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UK/ˈnjuːtaʊn/

proper noun

A suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2472).

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New TownRajarhat
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A locale in Britain.
    1. A suburb of Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2472).
    2. An area of Chester, Cheshire. Not to be confused with Newton, Chester.
    3. A hamlet in Germoe parish and Breage parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SW5729).
    4. A hamlet in Holme St Cuthbert parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0948).
    5. An area of New Mills, High Peak borough, Derbyshire, also partly in Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ9984)
    6. A suburb of Exeter, Devon (OS grid ref SX9392).
    7. A hamlet in Talaton parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY0699).
    8. A suburb of Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0393).
    9. A settlement in Beaminster parish, west Dorset (OS grid ref ST4802).
    10. An area of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4319).
    11. A small village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4763).
    12. A suburb of Liphook, East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU8330).
    13. A small village in Lockerley parish and Sherfield English parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3023).
    14. A small village in Yarkhill parish, Herefordshire, north-east of Hereford (OS grid ref SO6144).
    15. A hamlet in Leominster parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4757).
    16. A hamlet in Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ4290).
    17. A suburb of Ashford, Kent, also spelt New Town.
    18. A hamlet in Lilburn parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0425).
    19. A settlement in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4831).
    20. A western suburb of Bridgwater, Somerset, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST2937).
    21. A hamlet in Buckland St Mary parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST2712).
    22. A village in Essington parish, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9904).
    23. A hamlet in Fawfieldhead parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0663).
    24. An inner suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0688).
    25. An inner suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1417).
    26. A town in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn community, Powys (OS grid ref SO1191).
    27. A former area of Cardiff, demolished in 1970.
    28. A suburb of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough (OS grid ref SO1710).
  2. A locale in Ireland.
    1. A village in County Laois.
    2. A village in Owney and Arra, County Tipperary.
    3. A civil parish of County Westmeath.
    4. A townland in County Dublin.
    5. A townland in Ormond Lower, County Tipperary.
    6. A townland in Eliogarty, County Tipperary.
    7. A townland in County Cavan.
  3. A community in the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3273).
  4. A locale in Australia.
    1. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
    2. A suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland.
    3. A suburb of Ipswich, Queensland.
    4. A suburb of Geelong, Victoria.
    5. A locality in Golden Plains Shire, Victoria.
  5. A community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  6. A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.
  7. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  8. A suburb of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

    Synonyms: New Town, Rajarhat

  9. A locale in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.
    2. A former settlement in Mariposa County, California.
    3. An unincorporated community in Nevada County, California.
    4. A town and borough in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    5. A neighborhood of Palatka, Putnam County, Florida.
    6. A neighbourhood of Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida.
    7. An unincorporated community in Oakwood Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    8. A township in Livingston County, Illinois.
    9. A town in Richland Township, Fountain County, Indiana.
    10. A minor city in Sullivan County, Missouri.
    11. An unincorporated community in Piscataway township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
    12. A village in Hamilton County, Ohio.
    13. A borough and township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
    14. A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
    15. A census-designated place in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
    16. A census-designated place in Dillon County, South Carolina.
    17. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.
    18. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Virginia.
    19. An unincorporated community and historic district in King and Queen County, Virginia.
    20. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Virginia.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA suburb of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Similar
New TownRajarhat
Also see
new town

Origin

From new + town.

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Translations

Bulgarian Ню́таун
  • Ню́таун (Njútaun)town in Powys, Wales
Chinese Mandarin 紐敦 /纽敦, 紐敦 /纽敦
  • 紐敦 /纽敦 (Niǔdūn)town in Powys, Wales
  • 紐敦 /纽敦 (Niǔdūn)locale in Ireland
Irish Baile Nua
  • Baile Nualocale in Ireland
Polish Newtown, Newtown
  • Newtowncommunity in the Isle of Man
  • Newtowntown in Powys, Wales
  • Newtownlocale in Ireland
Welsh Y Drenewydd
  • Y Drenewyddtown in Powys, Wales
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APA

Newtown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Newtown

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Chicago

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