Winthrop

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proper noun

A minor city in Little River County, Arkansas.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A minor city in Little River County, Arkansas.
    2. A community in the town of Deep River, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
    3. An unincorporated community in Warren Township, Warren County, Indiana.
    4. A minor city in Buchanan County, Iowa.
    5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Kennebec County, Maine.
    6. A coastal city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
    7. A city in Sibley County, Minnesota.
    8. An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Missouri.
    9. A census-designated place in the town of Stockholm, St. Lawrence County, New York.
    10. A town in Okanogan County, Washington.
  2. A rural community in Huron East municipality, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A suburb of Perth in the City of Melville, Western Australia.
  4. A community in Nottinghamshire, England (unconfirmed).
  5. A habitational surname from Old English from the English places.

Origin

From wines (“friend's”) + þorp (“village”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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