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Huntington

American  
[huhn-ting-tuhn] / ˈhʌn tɪŋ tən /

noun

  1. Collis Potter, 1821–1900, U.S. railroad developer.

  2. Samuel, 1731–96, U.S. statesman: governor of Connecticut 1786–96.

  3. a city in W West Virginia, on the Ohio River.

  4. a city in NE Indiana.

  5. a male given name: from an Old English family name, meaning “hunting estate.”


Example Sentences

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The FDA said the biotech company’s trial data failed to demonstrate the effectiveness of its investigational Huntington’s disease therapy.

From Barron's

We’d go to the Huntington and stay a couple of hours until sunset.

From Los Angeles Times

Former Huntington Park basketball coach Joe Reed was out for 14 months before being cleared but the school didn’t give him his basketball coaching position back, only his teaching position.

From Los Angeles Times

Sierra Canyon 5, Huntington Beach 2: The Trailblazers waited until Oilers ace Jared Grindlinger finished his four innings before taking charge for the home win.

From Los Angeles Times

Two years later, we moved down the coast to Fountain Valley, near Huntington Beach.

From The Wall Street Journal