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simpson

noun

Simple meaning

A suburban village in Simpson and Ashland parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire.

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simpsuhn

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ˈsɪmpsən

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Definition

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noun

  1. United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication

  2. A number of places in the United States

  3. A suburban village in Simpson and Ashland parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8836).

  4. A minor city in Cloud County and Mitchell County, Kansas.

  5. Four townships, in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma (2), listed under Simpson Township.

  6. A Scottish and northern English patronymic surname derived from Sim, the short form of Simon.

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