Bolton

American  

[bohl-tn] / ˈboʊl tn /

noun

1. a borough in Greater Manchester, in NW England.

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Bolton British  

/ ˈbəʊltən /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Bolton unitary authority, Greater Manchester: centre of the woollen trade since the 14th century; later important for cotton. Pop: 139 403 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 263 800 (2003 est). Area: 140 sq km (54 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

She said the plasterer, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, was due to climb Yr Wyddfa twice in one day as part of his training for an ultra marathon the following weekend.

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Among the other signatories, Phil Brickell, MP for Bolton West, Marie Rimmer, MP for St Helens South and Whiston, and Alex Sobel, MP for Leeds Central and Headingley, have all previously raised the case of Jimmy Lai, a British citizen who is a former Hong Kong newspaper tycoon and one of the territory's highest profile pro-democracy figures.

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Amanda Collier, who is originally from Bolton but now lives in Brighton, was eliminated from the BBC One show at the round table on Thursday.

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Anelka initially returned to these shores on loan to Liverpool, before going on to accrue seven goals in 15 games against the Gunners for Man City, Bolton and Chelsea, where he won another league title and two FA Cups.

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Masrob Ali, 54, from Blackburn, died when his taxi was involved in head-on collision with another car on Wigan Road in Bolton on Sunday.

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