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covington

/ˈkʌvɪŋtən/

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What does covington mean?

proper noun

  1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL0570).
  2. A hamlet in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9739).
  3. An English habitational surname from the village in England.
More meanings (21)

proper noun

  1. A city, the county seat of Newton County, Georgia; named for Leonard Covington.
  2. A township in Washington County, Illinois.
  3. A city, the county seat of Fountain County, Indiana.
  4. A city in Kentucky, United States and one of the two county seats of Kenton County; named for American general and statesman Leonard Covington.
  5. A city, the parish seat of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; named for Leonard Covington.
  6. A township in Baraga County, Michigan.
  7. An unincorporated community in Michigan; named for the city in Kentucky.
  8. An unincorporated community in Missouri.
  9. A ghost town in Nebraska.
  10. A town in New York; named for Leonard Covington.
  11. A village in Ohio.
  12. A town in Oklahoma.
  13. A township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
  14. A township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
  15. A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
  16. A village coterminous with Putnam Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
  17. A city, the county seat of Tipton County, Tennessee; named for Leonard Covington.
  18. A city in Texas.
  19. A city, the county seat of Allegheny County, Virginia; named for Leonard Covington.
  20. A city in Washington; named for railroad surveyor Richard Covington.
  21. Ellipsis of Covington County.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkʌvɪŋtən/

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The fugitive procured such food as he wanted from one of the many eating-houses, and then, following the direction of the North Star, he passed out of the city, and took the road leading to Covington.
William Wells BrownClotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's DaughterProject Gutenberg ebook #241