Thompson — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A British surname transferred from the given name.

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   Police believe Mangione had been traveling around Pennsylvania in the days after Thompson was killed, from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to Altoona, where he was recognized earlier Monday at a McDonald's restaurant.

2. A British surname transferred from the given name. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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3. A placename: A village in Bulgaria.

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4. A placename: A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL9296).

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5. A placename: A city in Northern Manitoba, Canada.

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6. A placename: A rural municipality in Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Thompson.

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7. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.

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8. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.

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9. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Windham County, Connecticut.

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10. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Winnebago County, Iowa.

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11. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Audrain County, Missouri.

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12. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.

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13. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Sullivan County, New York.

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14. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota.

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15. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Geauga County, Ohio.

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16. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

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17. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Erin, Washington County, Wisconsin.

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18. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Thompson Township.

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19. An Interior Salish language spoken in British Columbia and formerly in Washington.

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    Synonyms

    Nlaka'pamuctsinNlaka'pamuxNɬeʔkepmxcínnɬeʔkepmxcín

Noun

1. A member of a Salish people of British Columbia.