Torrington

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proper noun

A locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area and the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Similar
Great TorringtonDevonEngland
OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounTorrington (countable and uncountable, plural Torringtons)

plural Torringtons

  1. countableuncountableA locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area and the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. countableuncountableA suburb of the city of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableSynonym of Great Torrington, Devon, England.

    Synonyms: Great Torrington, Devon, England

  5. countableuncountableA city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
  6. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States.
  7. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Great Torrington, Devon, England.

Similar
Great TorringtonDevonEngland
Also see
great torrington

Origin

  1. Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. EnglishTorrington

From Torridge (“a river in Devon”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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