Meanings
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district (OS grid ref SE5057).
Origin
The Nun affix is for a nunnery founded here in the 12th century.
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APA
Nun Monkton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nun%20Monkton
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“Nun Monkton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nun%20Monkton. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nun Monkton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nun%20Monkton.
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