Princetown
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English
Alternative forms
- Prince Town (obsolete)
Etymology
From prince + town. Doublet of Princeton. Cf. Kingstown, Kingston, Kingstone, Coniston, Queenstown, Queenston, Princes Town, and Princeville.
Proper noun
Princetown
- A village in Dartmoor Forest parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5873).
- A hamlet near Rhymney, Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1109).
- A town in Schenectady County, New York, United States.
- A coastal village in the Shire of Corangamite, Victoria, Australia.
- (historical) Former name of Princeton in Kentucky and British Columbia.