Alton Definition

ôltən
pronoun

A town in Hampshire, the United Kingdom.

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Any of various cities and towns in the United States.

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A habitational surname.

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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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Origin of Alton

  • From Old English aewell (“river source") + tun (“settlement").

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Alton Sentence Examples

  • It is served by the Illinois Central and the Chicago & Alton railways and by the Illinois Traction Interurban Electric line.

  • It is said by Alton to have been introduced into Britain about the end of the 17th century.

  • It is served by the Missouri Pacific and the Chicago & Alton railways.

  • Louisiana is served by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Chicago & Alton railways, and by several lines of river steamboats.

  • It is served by the Baltimore & Ohio South-Western, the Chicago & Alton, the Chicago, Peoria & St Louis, the Illinois Central, the Wabash, and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railways, and by inter-urban electric lines.

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Words Starting With

AALALT

Words Ending With

NONTON

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Alton

Words Starting With A and Ending With N

Starts With A & Ends With NStarts With AL & Ends With NStarts With A & Ends With ON

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