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Gorton

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɔː.tən/
  • General-American: /ˈɡɔɹ.tən/
  • General-American: [ˈɡɔɹɾn̩]
  • General-American: [ˈɡɔɹʔn̩]
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)tən
  • CMU ARPABET: G AO1 R T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8896).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A remote location on the West Highland Line and Rannoch Moor in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, which had a school for children of railway employees at one time (OS grid ref NN3947).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

An electoral division in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Synonym of creton.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: creton

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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