Taunton
[ tawn-tn, tahn- ]
/ ˈtɔn tn, ˈtɑn- /
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noun
a city in SE Massachusetts.
former name of Taunton Deane.
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tauiwi, tau lepton, tau neutrino, taunt, taunting, Taunton, Taunton Deane, Taunus Mountains, tauon, tau particle, taupata
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British Dictionary definitions for Taunton
Taunton
/ (ˈtɔːntən) /
noun
a market town in SW England, administrative centre of Somerset: scene of Judge Jeffreys' "Bloody Assize" (1685) after the Battle of Sedgemoor. Pop: 58 241 (2001)
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