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Appleton

Appleton

14 3.6
A city in eastern Wisconsin on the Fox River
  • proper noun
  • /ˈæpəlˌtən/
: Appleton
  • Our location is important for people working in Green Bay and Appleton, about 20 minutes away.
  • Appleton, Wisconsin
  • Appleton East
  • Appleton East High

Toronto, Charlotte, Appleton, WI, Phoenix, AZ, Buffalo, Salt Lake City and Washington DC all those places are available right now.

Examples

  • I'm going to Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.

    American Teen (2008)

  • Our first question today comes from Titus in Appleton, WI.

  • I was raised in Appleton, Wisconsin.

    Death Defying Acts (2007)

  • Three members of the Fox Valley Camera Club served as judges on May 17th in Appleton.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Mary Wise from Appleton East High School in Appleton took first place in the Human Interest Category with "Lara."

    Academic text (1999)

  • Our next question comes from Titus in Appleton, WI.

  • Willem Dafoe was born in Appleton, WI which is a place that Harry Houdini better known.

  • I was raised in Appleton, Wisconsin.

  • Our location is important for people working in Green Bay and Appleton, about 20 minutes away.

  • I'm going to Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Compounds

Appleton layer
  • Specialized
9.1

The top part of the atmosphere that bounces radio signals for long-distance communication

Surface Forms

Appleton main

Morphology

Appleton = apple (semi-transparent) = apple + ton

Formed from 'apple' + the place-name element '-ton' (town), but '-ton' is an archaic/place-name element that learners may not recognize, so the relation is only partially obvious.

Etymology

Appleton comes from old English parts apple meaning 'apple' and -ton meaning 'town' or 'farm'. Think of a town of apple trees; that image explains why Appleton is used as the name of a place.