Taunton

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proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2225).

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

proper nounTaunton (countable and uncountable, plural Tauntons)

plural Tauntons

  1. countableuncountableA town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2225).
  2. countableuncountableA suburb of Ashton-under-Lyne, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9200).
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Bristol County, Massachusetts.

      Last week Taunton resident Zandra Dumas and her husband walked out to their Jeep they had parked in a downtown Taunton parking lot to find a fun little surprise — a little rubber duck with a Jeep grill drawn in permanent marker on the front in the driver's seat.

      2020 July 29, Susannah Sudborough, “It may sound quacky, but Jeep ducking is a real thing and it's right here in Taunton”, in Taunton Daily Gazette, Taunton, Massachusetts, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2025
    2. countableuncountableA minor city in Lyon County, Minnesota.
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in the town of Onondaga, Onondaga County, New York.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Adams County, Washington.
  4. countableuncountableA rural locality in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
  5. countableuncountableA locality in Barossa council area, South Australia.
  6. countableuncountableA surname.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishTantūn
  2. EnglishTaunton

From Old English Tantūn, from the name of the river Tone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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