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Gorton^¹

/ˈɡɔː.tən/ UK
/ˈɡɔɹ.tən/ US
[ˈɡɔɹɾn̩] US
[ˈɡɔɹʔn̩] US

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proper noun Gortons

countable, uncountable A surname.
countable, uncountable An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8896).
countable, uncountable A remote location on the West Highland Line and Rannoch Moor in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, which had a school for children of railway employees at one time (OS grid ref NN3947). What is probably the only school of its kind in existence in the British Isles is to be found at Gorton in the heart of Rannoch Moor among some of the wildest scenery in the West Highlands. [...] Consequently, the Education Authority of Argyllshire, in which Gorton is situated, approached the railwa
countable, uncountable An electoral division in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

gorton^²

noun gortons

Synonym of creton.
Similar: creton

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@misc{gorton_2026,
  title = {gorton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gorton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}