Torrington

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Torrington

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From Torridge (“a river in Devon”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

proper noun Torringtons

countable, uncountable A locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area and the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
countable, uncountable A suburb of the city of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
countable, uncountable A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.
countable, uncountable Synonym of Great Torrington, Devon, England.
Similar: Great Torrington, Devon, England
countable, uncountable A city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States.
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Torrington." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/torrington. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

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

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@misc{torrington_2026,
  title = {Torrington},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/torrington},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}