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barrington
/ˈbæɹɪŋtən/
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What does barrington mean?
proper noun
- A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3949).
- A civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England, which includes the villages of Great and Little Barrington.
- A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3818).
More meanings (10)
proper noun
- A small village on the Barrington River, New South Wales, Australia.
- A locality in Kentish council area, Tasmania, Australia.
- A rural community in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A hamlet in the township of Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada.
- A suburban village in Cook County and Lake County, Illinois.
- A town in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
- A borough in Camden County, New Jersey.
- A town in Yates County, New York.
- A suburban residential town in Bristol County, Rhode Island.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈbæɹɪŋtən/
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At the same time the Lord Robert Bertie and Colonel Barrington were rejected, on account of some deficiency of formality in their testimonials.
The chessmen of Henry VIII were last heard of in the possession of Sir Thomas Herbert, those of Charles I were with Lord Barrington.
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This lizard, instead of being found like the other on all the islands, is confined to the central part of the archipelago, namely to Albemarle, James, Barrington, and Indefatigable islands.
Sir Jonah Barrington relates, in his Memoirs, that, previous to the Union, during the time of a disputed election in Dublin, it was no unusual thing for three-and-twenty duels to be fought in a day.
You have no trouble in keeping abreast of him as he ambles along on his hobby-horse, now pointing to a pretty view, now stopping to watch the motions of a bird or an insect, or to bag a specimen for the Honorable Daines Barrington or Mr. Pennant.