Kingston

Kingston

See also: kingston

English

Etymology

In the case of settlements outside England, from king's + -ton (“town”), in reference to monarchs of the British Empire. In the case of settlements within England, a development from earlier Old English Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn (“king's town or manor”), in reference to various monarchs. Sometimes derived from other places already named Kingston or, particularly in America, from people with the surname King. Doublet of Kingstown, Kingstone, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Kingsville, Kingsburg, Conisbrough, Coniston, Coniston Cold, Queenstown, Queenston, Princeton, Princetown, and Princes Town.

In particular, the community founded in New Brunswick in 1783 in the aftermath of the American Revolution may have been named as a sign of loyalty to George III; its parish was named for the community. The village in Nova Scotia was named for its district (Kings County) and the unrealized hope that it would become a town. The surname is derived from the various locations named Kingston.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɪŋ.stən/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: King‧ston
• Rhymes: -ɪŋstən

Proper noun

Kingston

1. The capital and largest city of Jamaica; it is also the capital of its eponymous parish.
2. A parish of Jamaica; named for the city which it comprises the inner part of.
3. Places in Australia:
   1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
   2. The capital of Norfolk Island.
   3. A suburb of Logan City, Queensland.
   4. The former name of a town in South Australia, now Kingston SE.
   5. A town and suburb near Hobart, Tasmania.
   6. A small town in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria.
4. Places in Canada:
   1. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
   2. A community in Kings County, New Brunswick.
   3. An unincorporatedcommunity in Division No. 1, Subdivision G, Newfoundland and Labrador.
   4. A village in Nova Scotia. [From 1916]

      Synonym: Kingston Station (historical)

   5. A city in Frontenac County, Ontario.
   6. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
5. Places in England:
   1. A small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3455).
   2. A civil parish and small village in Devon.
   3. A residential area in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
   4. A small settlement in the Isle of Wight.
   5. A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1951).
   6. A district of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
   7. A hamlet in Hazelbury Bryan parish, Dorset, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST7509).
   8. A small village on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset.
   9. A town in the borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, formally Kingston upon Thames.
6. Places in New Zealand:
   1. A small town at the south end of Lake Wakatipu, Otago, in the South Island, New Zealand.
   2. A suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.
7. Places in Scotland:
   1. A hamlet in East Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT5482).
   2. An inner city area of Glasgow (OS grid ref NS5864).
   3. A coastal village in Moray council area (OS grid ref NJ3365).
8. Places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporatedcommunity in Autauga County, Alabama.
   2. An unincorporatedcommunity in Madison County, Alabama.
   3. A ghost town in Kings County, California, formerly in Fresno County.
   4. A small city in Bartow County, Georgia.
   5. An unincorporatedcommunity in Shoshone County, Idaho.
   6. A village in DeKalb County, Illinois.
   7. An unincorporatedcommunity in Adams County, Illinois.
   8. An unincorporatedcommunity in Decatur County, Indiana.
   9. An unincorporatedcommunity in Des Moines County, Iowa.
   10. An unincorporatedcommunity in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
   11. An unincorporatedcommunity in Somerset County, Maryland.
   12. A small city, the county seat of Caldwell County, Missouri.
   13. A coastal town and census-designated place in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
   14. A village in Tuscola County, Michigan.
   15. An unincorporated town and census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada.
   16. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
   17. An unincorporatedcommunity and census-designated place in Middlesex County and Franklin County, New Jersey.
   18. A census-designated place in Sierra County, New Mexico.
   19. A city, the county seat of Ulster County, New York.
   20. A town in Ulster County, New York, north of the city.
   21. A village in Ross County, Ohio.
   22. A town in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
   23. An unincorporatedcommunity in Linn County, Oregon.
   24. A borough of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
   25. A village and census-designated place in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island.
   26. A city, the county seat of Roane County, Tennessee.
   27. A town in Piute County, Utah.
   28. An unincorporatedcommunity and census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington.
   29. A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
   30. A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
   31. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Kingston Township.
9. A surname.

Derived terms

• Kingston by Sea
• Kingston near Lewes
• Kingston Park
• Kingston's metal
• Kingston St Mary
• Kingston upon Hull
• Kingston upon Thames
• Kingston valve

Translations

capital of Jamaica

Arabic: كِينْغْسْتُون‎ m (kinḡstun) Armenian: Քինգստոն (Kʿingston) Chinese: Mandarin: 金斯敦 (zh) (Jīnsīdūn), (chiefly Taiwan) 京斯敦 (zh) (Jīngsīdūn) Danish: Kingston Dutch: Kingston n Esperanto: Kingstono (eo) Georgian: კინგსტონი (ḳingsṭoni) German: Kingston (de) m Greek: Κίνγκστον (Kíngkston) Hebrew: קינגסטון‎ (kingston) Italian: Kingston Japanese: キングストン (ja) (Kingusuton) Korean: 킹스턴 (Kingseuteon) Luxembourgish: Kingston Persian: کینگستون‎ (Kingston) Polish: Kingston (pl) m Portuguese: Kingston (pt) f Russian: Ки́нгстон (ru) m (Kíngston) Spanish: Kingston (es) Swedish: Kingston (sv)

Anagrams

• stonking

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Italian

Proper noun

Kingston f

1. Kingston (the capital city of Jamaica)

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Kingston, from Old English Cinges tūn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiŋ.kstɔn/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -iŋkstɔn
• Syllabification: Kin‧gston

Proper noun

Kingston m inan

1. Kingston (the capital city of Jamaica)

Declension

Declension of Kingston

	singular
nominative	Kingston
genitive	Kingstonu
dative	Kingstonowi
accusative	Kingston
instrumental	Kingstonem
locative	Kingstonie
vocative	Kingstonie

Derived terms

adjective

• kingstoński

 

nouns

• kingstonka
• kingstończyk

 

Further reading

• Kingston in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Kingston in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Kingston f

1. Kingston (the capital city of Jamaica)

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkinɡston]

Proper noun

Kingston m (genitive singular Kingstonu)

1. Kingston (the capital of Jamaica)

References

• Kingston in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Spanish

Proper noun

Kingston ?

1. Kingston (the capital city of Jamaica)