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princetown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
prince-town
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Dartmoor Forest parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5873).

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A hamlet in Rhymney community, Caerphilly borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1109).

name

A town in Schenectady County, New York, United States.

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A coastal village in the Shire of Corangamite, Victoria, Australia.

name

Former name of Princeton in Kentucky and British Columbia.

Etymology

From prince + town. Doublet of Princeton. Cf. Kingstown, Kingston, Kingstone, Coniston, Queenstown, Queenston, Princes Town, and Princeville.

Inflected Forms

Prince Town (alternative)

Questions

What does princetown mean?
A village in Dartmoor Forest parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5873).
Where does princetown come from?
From prince + town. Doublet of Princeton. Cf. Kingstown, Kingston, Kingstone, Coniston, Queenstown, Queenston, Princes Town, and Princeville.

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