Huntingdon

/ (ˈhʌntɪŋdən) /

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noun

a town in E central England, in Cambridgeshire: birthplace of Oliver Cromwell. Pop (with Godmanchester): 20 600 (2001)

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Words nearby Huntingdon

hunting box, hunting case, hunting cat, hunting chair, Hunting Dogs, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, hunting ground, hunting horn, hunting knife, hunting leopard

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Huntingdon²

/ (ˈhʌntɪŋdən) /

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Selina, Countess of Huntingdon. 1707–91, English religious leader, who founded a Calvinistic Methodist sect

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How to use Huntingdon in a sentence

He was born in 1599 at Huntingdon, sixteen miles distant, and was twenty years a citizen of St. Ives, only a few miles away.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
From Huntingdon we returned to Cambridge, having completed a circular tour of about sixty miles.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
On this confession the whole family were arrested, and sent to Huntingdon Gaol.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
They have entered the merry county of Huntingdon; they have surmounted the gentle hill that slips into Godmanchester.
Rookwood|William Harrison Ainsworth

"Thou hast had all the fortune," said Richard, turning to the Earl of Huntingdon with a sigh.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education