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Houghton Moderate

Houghton has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)

"Houghton established a successful printing business in Boston during the mid-nineteenth century."

2

a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula

"Residents from Houghton often commute to nearby Calumet during the winter months."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"Many residents in Houghton share the family name as they gather at the local community hall."

Related Terms

Origin

The name Houghton comes from Old English words meaning a ridge and an enclosure or settlement. It originally referred to a town located on a hilltop.

Rhyming Words
ton eton ston niton piton anton riton luton jeton myton eaton seton axton upton eston orton auton moton baton acton
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