Middleton

[ mid-l-tuh n ]
/ ˈmɪd l tən /

noun

Thomas,c1570–1627, English dramatist.
a town in S Wisconsin.

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British Dictionary definitions for middleton (1 of 2)

Middleton1
/ (ˈmɪdəltən) /

noun

a town in NW England, in Rochdale Unitary Authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 45 314 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for middleton (2 of 2)

Middleton2
/ (ˈmɪdəltən) /

noun

Kate, real name Catherine Elizabeth . born 1982, married Prince William in 2011; created Duchess of Cambridge
Thomas. ?1570–1627, English dramatist. His plays include the tragedies Women beware Women (1621) and, in collaboration with William Rowley (?1585–?1642), The Changeling (1622) and the political satire A Game at Chess (1624)
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