Reading

See also: reading

English

Etymology

From Old English Rēadingas, the name of a tribe or clan of early Anglo-Saxon England whose capital was at Reading.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛdɪŋ/
    • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛdɪŋ
  • Homophone: redding

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Reading

  1. A surname.
  2. A large town in Berkshire, England.
    A unitary authority (Reading Borough Council) in Berkshire.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Kansas.
    2. A town in Massachusetts.
    3. A city in Michigan.
    4. An unincorporated community in Nobles County, Minnesota.
    5. A town in New York.
    6. A city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
    7. An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
    8. A city, the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania.
    9. A town in Vermont.
    10. A number of townships, listed under Reading Township.
  4. A small town in Saint James parish, Jamaica.

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