Milton

American  

[mil-tn] / ˈmɪl tn /

noun

1. John, 1608–74, English poet.

2. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.

3. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

4. a male given name: a family name taken from a placename meaning “mill town.”

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Milton British  

/ ˈmɪltən /

noun

1. John. 1608–74, English poet. His early works, notably L'Allegro and Il Penseroso (1632), the masque Comus (1634), and the elegy Lycidas (1637), show the influence of his Christian humanist education and his love of Italian Renaissance poetry. A staunch Parliamentarian and opponent of episcopacy, he published many pamphlets during the Civil War period, including Areopagitica (1644), which advocated freedom of the press. His greatest works were the epic poems Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), and Paradise Regained (1671) and the verse drama Samson Agonistes (1671)

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Example Sentences

It launched LimePrime at the end of February - a monthly subscription giving riders in Salford, Nottingham, London, Oxford and Milton Keynes a fixed price for the first 20 minutes of their journey.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The test has come too late for Grayce Pearson, now three, from Milton, Glasgow, who was diagnosed with SMA type 2 when she was a baby.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

When asked about financial projections offered to potential investors, Milton said, “It’s not smart to publish any type of profitability forecasts with the general public.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

A few months after Nikola went public, short-selling firm Hindenburg Research accused Milton of lying about Nikola’s technology and its partnerships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“Okay, I’m not technically from here, but I live here now. Just for the summer. I’m from Milton, Georgia.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera