Edison — English Dictionary

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1. A surname A surname originating as a patronymic, from Edward

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2. A surname Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor and businessman.

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3. A placename A number of places in the United States An unincorporated community in Kern County, California.

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4. A placename A number of places in the United States A small city in Calhoun County, Georgia.

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5. A placename A number of places in the United States A village in Furnas County, Nebraska.

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6. A placename A number of places in the United States A township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, renamed after Thomas Edison, who had his main laboratory here, in 1955.

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7. A placename A number of places in the United States A village in Morrow County, Ohio.

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8. A placename A number of places in the United States A census-designated place in Skagit County, Washington.

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9. A placename A number of places in the United States An unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia.

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10. A placename A former unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada, near modern Westlock; named after Thomas Edison.

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