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Luton¹

  • /luːtən/ UK

Where it comes from

From the name of the River Lea + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Leyton.

proper noun

  1. A town, unitary authority, and borough in Bedfordshire.
  2. An airport to the north of London, in Bedfordshire.
  3. A hamlet in Broadhembury parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST0802).
  4. A small village in Bishopsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9076).
  5. A suburb of Chatham, Medway district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7666).
  6. A community in Malahide township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
  7. An unincorporated community in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States.

Luton²

  • /luːtən/ UK

Where it comes from

From a clipping of Luton van or Luton body, which incorporate such a part into the design.

noun Lutons

  1. A part of the body of a commercial or recreational vehicle that extends over the cab.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bedford, high town, lewsey, leighton-linslade, dunstable, leighton buzzard, linslade, lidlington, leagrave, warden hill, barnfield, houghton regis, lilley, lutterworth, loughton, downside

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"Luton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/luton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{luton_2026,
  title = {Luton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/luton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}