Oniontown

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proper noun

A community in the town of Dover, Dutchess County, New York, United States.

OriginEnglish town ← Middle English toun ← Old English tūn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A community in the town of Dover, Dutchess County, New York, United States.

    While in the past 100 years women attained suffrage, segregation was ended, and civil rights were established that protected minorities, the century-old stigma toward Oniontown has remained remarkably intact.

    2012 January 23, Aaron Lake Smith, “Peeling Oniontown”, in VICE, archived from the original on 02 May 2025

Origin

  1. Englishonion
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*duh₂-nós?
  4. Proto-Celtic*dūnom
  5. Proto-Germanic*tūną
  6. Proto-West Germanic*tūn
  7. Old Englishtūn
  8. Middle Englishtoun
  9. Englishtown
  10. EnglishOniontown

From onion + town.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Oniontown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oniontown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oniontown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oniontown.

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