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Taunton

American  
[tawn-tn, tahn-] / ˈtɔn tn, ˈtɑn- /

noun

  1. a city in SE Massachusetts.

  2. former name of Taunton Deane.


Taunton British  
/ ˈtɔːntən /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Rather than facing a dead rubber after another demoralising defeat, they can now clinch the series in a decider in Taunton on Tuesday.

From BBC May 30, 2026

Ed Cullen, from Taunton in Somerset, said when his mum died, she arranged an unattended cremation because she thought it was cheaper - leaving him and his family without the chance to say goodbye.

From BBC May 15, 2026

Simon Helliar-Moore, an independent funeral director in Taunton, said the costs that come with a funeral such as a crematorium and coffins "go up every year".

From BBC May 15, 2026

Costco and the Taunton Police Department didn’t respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

I lodged last night in an inn named the Coach and Horses a little way outside the town of Taunton, Somerset.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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