Standard Lemma guide

tawn

name · noun · verb · 4 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /tɔːn/
  • General-American: /tɔn/
  • cot-caught-merger: /tɑn/
  • rhymes with -ɔːn
  • rhymes with -ɔn
  • rhymes with -ɑn
  • homophone: torn (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)

1

name

Meaning 1

Hamilton (the capital city of Bermuda).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, uncountable

Qualifier: Bermuda

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A tan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Pronunciation spelling of town.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, pronunciation-spelling

Qualifier: Bermuda

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To tan, make tawny.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

From town.

Alteration of tan, influenced by tawny.