Edmonton

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Edmonton

  • /ˈɛdməntən/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English Adelmetone, from Old English Ēadhelm + tūn (“town”). The Canadian city was named after the area of London.

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Alberta, Canada.

    Similar: Edmonchuk

  2. A former town and suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A hamlet in St Breock civil parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9672).
  4. A town in the borough of Enfield, northern Greater London, England, divided into Lower Edmonton and Upper Edmonton (OS grid ref TQ3493).
  5. A city, the county seat of Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: alberta, calgary, winnipeg, saskatoon, halifax, ottawa, city, regiment, regina, emery, deer, vancouver, whitehorse, iqaluit, juneau, yellowknife

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name city in Alberta, Canada

EspañolEdmonton
한국어에드먼턴 Edeumeonteon
日本語エドモントン Edomonton
中文埃德蒙頓 /埃德蒙顿 Āidéméngdùn, 艾德蒙頓 /艾德蒙顿 Àidéméngdùn
हिन्दीएडमंटन eḍmaṇṭan
KiswahiliEdmonton
PortuguêsEdmonton
FrançaisEdmonton
DeutschEdmonton
ItalianoEdmonton
ΕλληνικάΈντμοντον Éntmonton
RomânăEdmonton
РусскийЭ́дмонтон Édmonton
Tiếng ViệtEdmonton
العربيةأدمونتون
עבריתאדמונטון

name area of London

한국어에드먼턴 edeumeonteon

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MLA

"Edmonton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/edmonton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Edmonton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/edmonton

Chicago

"Edmonton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/edmonton.

BibTeX
@misc{edmonton_2026,
  title = {Edmonton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/edmonton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}