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hinton

/hˈɪntən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
hin-ton
IPA
/hˈɪntən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburb of Newcastle in the Port Stephens council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

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A town in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in England:

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A number of places in England:

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A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From either Old English hēan, dative form of hēah (“high”), or hīwan (“household”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hintons (plural)

Phrases

Broad Hinton Cherry Hinton Davies-Hinton test Dyrham and Hinton Great Hinton Hinton Ampner Hinton Blewett Hinton Charterhouse

Rhymes With

clinton linton winton swinton minton vinton lynton brinton sinton mcclinton finton

Questions

How do you pronounce hinton?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɪntən/.
What does hinton mean?
A suburb of Newcastle in the Port Stephens council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Where does hinton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce hinton

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