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Dayton

Dayton

47 2.8
A city in southwest Ohio in the United States with many factories
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdeɪtən/
: Dayton
  • So I flew from Dayton, Ohio, down to St. Pete Beach, Florida.
  • Dayton, Ohio
  • Dayton, OH
  • based in Dayton

I just like to say to all those suffering here in Dayton, you're welcome.

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Examples

  • Tuesday: The President will travel to Delray, Florida, and Dayton, Ohio, for campaign events.

    Blog text (3)
  • And I was seeing if you had any flights out of Dayton today?

  • Oh man, we are on the road again, on the road again, on the road again on our way to Dayton, OH.

  • One was from the suburbs in Dayton, OH.

  • We decided to go ahead and do this, even though Dayton is not very far from Cleveland.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The Wright brothers were bicycle mechanics in Dayton, OH.

  • SCI individuals were recruited from the Dayton, Ohio area for this study.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Early in the fall, negotiations started in Dayton that would bring the conflict in Bosnia to a halt.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The university was established in 1856 by the African Methodist Church, 25 miles east of Dayton, Ohio.

    Academic text (1996)
  • After a long drive through Ohio, we finally arrived in Dayton, known for its manufacturing heritage.

Compounds

8.1

A long-handled ax with one sharp edge and one flat side used for chopping wood

Surface Forms

Dayton main

Etymology

Dayton is named after the family name of Jonathan Dayton, an early landowner and investor in the area, and the ending -ton is the same old part you see in many English place names that means 'town' or 'settlement', so Dayton is basically a 'town' named for a person.