Brampton

B3R1A1M3P3T1O1N1
/ˈbɹæm(p)tən/

proper noun

A city in Ontario, Canada.

Similar
B-townBrowntownBramladesh
OriginOld English brōm →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Ontario, Canada.

    Canadian leaders were quick to denounce the recent violence in Brampton and crack down on those involved in the clashes.

    2024 November 29, Lex Harvey, “Clashes erupted outside a Hindu temple near Toronto. They’re the latest sign of Canada and India’s spiraling relations”, in CNN, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2025

    Synonyms: B-town, Browntown, Bramladesh

  2. An unincorporated community and township in Delta County, Michigan, United States.
  3. A township in Sargent County, North Dakota, United States.
  4. Several places in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2070).
    2. A small market town and civil parish in Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY5361).
    3. A village in Long Marton parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6723).
    4. A suburb in Chesterfield borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3670).
    5. A civil parish in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, to the west of Brampton in Chesterfield.
    6. A hamlet and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8479).
    7. A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2224).
    8. A village in Brampton Bierlow parish, Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4101).
    9. A village in Brampton with Stoven parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM4382).
  5. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city in Ontario, Canada.

Similar
B-townBrowntownBramladesh

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrōm“broom plant”
  2. EnglishBrampton

From Old English brōm (“broom plant”) + -tun (“enclosure”).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 賓頓 /宾顿
  • 賓頓 /宾顿 (ban¹ deon⁶)city in Ontario
Chinese Mandarin 布蘭普頓 /布兰普顿, 賓頓 /宾顿
  • 布蘭普頓 /布兰普顿 (Bùlánpǔdùn)city in Ontario
  • 賓頓 /宾顿 (Bīndùn)city in Ontario
French Brampton
  • Bramptoncity in Ontario
Hindi ब्रैंपटन
  • ब्रैंपटन (braimpṭan)city in Ontario
Japanese ブランプトン
  • ブランプトン (Buranputon)city in Ontario
Korean 브램턴
  • 브램턴 (beuraemteon)city in Ontario
Punjabi ਬਰੈਂਪਟਨ
  • ਬਰੈਂਪਟਨ (baraimpṭan)city in Ontario
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Brampton on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.