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Definition: Houghton

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895).[Wordnet]
2. A town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Houghton" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1580. (references)

Common Expressions: Houghton

Expressions Definition
Amo Houghton Amory "Amo" Houghton Jr. (b. August 7, 1926) is a politician from the state of New York and member of the Houghton family. (references)
Arthur Boyd Houghton Arthur Boyd Houghton (1836, India — 1875, England) was a British painter (oil and watercolours) and illustrator. (references)
Bev Houghton Bev Houghton was a fictional character in the 1970s Australian soap opera Number 96. She was the daughter of a wealthy socialite, and despite her beauty and revealing costumes was revealed to be a virgin afraid of sex. The character was first played by Abigail who became a major star through the role. After Abigail suddenly left the series in June 1973 the part was recast and Victoria Raymond stepped into the role with no on-screen explanation for Bev's change in appearance. The character of Bev was killed-off in December 1973. (references)
Bobby Houghton Bobby Houghton (born 1949) is an English football (soccer) manager and former player, currently the head coach of the Uzbekistan national team. (references)
Brian Houghton Hodgson Brian Houghton Hodgson (February 1, 1800 - May 23, 1894) was an English civil servant, ethnologist and naturalist. (references)
David Houghton David Laud Houghton (born on 23 June 1957 in Bulawayo) is a former Zimbabwean Test cricketer. He captained Zimbabwe in their first four Test matches, losing two and drawing two. Zimbabwe won one of the 17 one-day internationals he was captain for. (references)
Douglas Houghton Campbell Dr. Douglas Houghton Campbell (December 19, 1859 - February 24, 1953) was an American botanist. (references)
Eric Houghton Eric Houghton (b. 1910, Lincolnshire d.1996), was an English football player and manager. (references)
Hanging Houghton Hanging Houghton is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England. (references)
Henry Oscar Houghton United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Specialty Expressions: Houghton

Expressions Domain Definition
Houghton Mifflin Computing A medium that contains microimages; for example, microfiche, microfilm. Source: European Union. (references)

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Extended Definition: Houghton

Houghton

Houghton may refer to

Places

Australia

  • Houghton, South Australia, a town near Adelaide
  • Houghton Highway, the longest bridge in Australia, between Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland
  • Houghton Island (Queensland)

Canada

New Zealand

  • Houghton Bay

South Africa

  • Houghton, Gauteng
  • Houghton Estate, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg

United Kingdom

  • Houghton, Cambridgeshire
  • Houghton, Cumbria
  • Houghton, East Riding of Yorkshire
  • Houghton, Hampshire
  • Houghton, Northumberland
  • Houghton, Pembrokeshire
  • Houghton, West Sussex
  • Houghton-le-Side, Darlington
  • Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland
  • Houghton Bank, Darlington
  • Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire
  • New Houghton, Norfolk
  • Houghton Hall, Norfolk (residence of Sir Robert Walpole)
  • Houghton Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire
  • Houghton House Bedfordshire

United States

  • Houghton, Iowa
  • Houghton, Michigan
  • Houghton County, Michigan
  • Houghton Lake, Michigan, an unincorporated community
  • Houghton Lake (Michigan), a large lake
  • Houghton Township, Michigan
  • Houghton, New York
  • Houghton, South Dakota
  • Houghton, Washington

Many of the places in the U.S. were named after geologist Douglass Houghton.

Other

  • Houghton College in Houghton, New York
  • Houghton Mifflin
  • Houghton Winery
  • Little Houghton
  • Great Houghton
  • the Houghton family, American business family

People

  • Amo Houghton
  • Amory Houghton, American diplomat and scouting notable
  • Arthur Boyd Houghton
  • Bev Houghton, fictional character
  • Bobby Houghton
  • Buck Houghton
  • Chantelle Houghton
  • Charles Frederick Houghton
  • Don Houghton
  • Douglas Houghton
  • Douglass Houghton
  • Eric Houghton
  • Israel Houghton
  • James Houghton
  • James R. Houghton
  • John Houghton (Saint) (died 1535), English Catholic priest and martyr
  • John T. Houghton, British scientist.
  • John Houghton (soccer), New Zealand soccer player
  • John Houghton (Isle of Man), an Isle of Man politician
  • Katharine Houghton
  • Nick Houghton
  • Peter Houghton
  • Ray Houghton
  • Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
  • Sherman Otis Houghton
  • Thomas Houghton
  • Vasey Houghton

See also

  • Haughton

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Houghton". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Houghton

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Houghton Township, Ontario 49     Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan 11
Houghton Highway 39     Alanson B. Houghton 11
Houghton County, Michigan 38     Amo Houghton 9
Ray Houghton 28     Amory Houghton 5
Houghton College 25     Arthur Boyd Houghton 3
John T. Houghton 24     Bev Houghton 3
Houghton Regis 22     Billy Houghton 4
USS A. Houghton (1852) 22     Bob Houghton 18
Houghton Conquest 20     Brian Houghton Hodgson 17
Houghton micropolitan area 20     Buck Houghton 3
William Houghton 19     Charles Frederick Houghton 5
Bob Houghton 18     Danny Houghton 3
Brian Houghton Hodgson 17     David Houghton 17
David Houghton 17     David Houghton (designer) 4
John Houghton 15     Don Houghton 4
Houghton Lake, Michigan 15     Douglas Houghton, Baron Houghton of Sowerby 7
Sherman Otis Houghton 15     Douglas Houghton Campbell 6
Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan 15     Douglass Houghton 11
Houghton Estate, Gauteng 15     Eric Houghton 10
Israel Houghton 15     Frances Houghton 3
Houghton on the Hill 15     Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan 9
Houghton Township, Michigan 13     George Hendric Houghton 3
Houghton Winery 13     George Houghton 2
Houghton Lake 13     Graham Houghton 6
Torch Lake Township, Houghton County, Michigan 12     Great Houghton 2
Houghton and Washington East (UK Parliament constituency) 12     Great Houghton Cricket Club 4
Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan 11     Great Houghton Halt 2
Alanson B. Houghton 11     Hanging Houghton 3
Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan 11     Harris A. Houghton 8
Schoolcraft Township, Houghton County, Michigan 11     Harry Houghton 8
Douglass Houghton 11     Henry Oscar Houghton 4
Houghton Lake (Michigan) 11     Houghton 6
Eric Houghton 10     Houghton and Sunderland South (UK Parliament constituency) 6
Houghton Public School 10     Houghton and Washington East (UK Parliament constituency) 12
Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan 10     Houghton Bank 2
Houghton Mifflin 10     Houghton Bay 9
List of Registered Historic Places in Houghton County, Michigan 10     Houghton College 25
Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan 9     Houghton Conquest 20
Amo Houghton 9     Houghton County, Michigan 38
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton 9     Houghton County Memorial Airport 7
Houghton Bay 9     Houghton Estate, Gauteng 15
Harris A. Houghton 8     Houghton family 4
Houghton Lake Heights, Michigan 8     Houghton Hall 7
Harry Houghton 8     Houghton Hall, Yorkshire 3
Nick Houghton 7     Houghton High School 5
Houghton House 7     Houghton Highway 39
Mark Houghton 7     Houghton House 7
Peter Houghton 7     Houghton Island (Queensland) 5
Ken Houghton 7     Houghton Kepier Sports College 6
Stony Houghton 7     Houghton Lake 13
Douglas Houghton, Baron Houghton of Sowerby 7     Houghton Lake, Michigan 15
Houghton Hall 7     Houghton Lake (Michigan) 11
Houghton Library 7     Houghton Lake Heights, Michigan 8
William Houghton (football coach) 7     Houghton Library 7
Houghton County Memorial Airport 7     Houghton micropolitan area 20
Houghton Weavers 6     Houghton Mifflin 10
Houghton and Sunderland South (UK Parliament constituency) 6     Houghton Mill 5
Graham Houghton 6     Houghton on the Hill 15
Suntrust v. Houghton Mifflin 6     Houghton Public School 10
Houghton 6     Houghton Regis 22
John Houghton (politician) 6     Houghton Township, Michigan 13
Katharine Houghton 6     Houghton Township, Ontario 49
William Houghton Sprague Pearce 6     Houghton Weavers 6
Vasey Houghton 6     Houghton Winery 13
Mason, Houghton County, Michigan 6     Israel Houghton 15
William Stanley Houghton 6     James R. Houghton 3
Houghton Kepier Sports College 6     Jerry Houghton 4
Douglas Houghton Campbell 6     Jim Houghton 4
William Houghton (archbishop) 5     John Houghton 15
Charles Frederick Houghton 5     John Houghton (martyr) 5
Houghton Mill 5     John Houghton (politician) 6
John Houghton (martyr) 5     John Houghton (soccer) 2
William Houghton (reverend) 5     John T. Houghton 24
Amory Houghton 5     Katharine Houghton 6
Scott Houghton 5     Ken Houghton 7
Houghton High School 5     List of Registered Historic Places in Houghton County, Michigan 10
Houghton Island (Queensland) 5     Little Houghton 2
Walter Houghton 4     Lord Houghton 2
Thomas Houghton 4     Lurie Houghton 4
Billy Houghton 4     Mark Houghton 7
Jim Houghton 4     Mason, Houghton County, Michigan 6
Houghton family 4     Nick Houghton 7
Jerry Houghton 4     Osceola Township, Houghton County, Michigan 10
Lurie Houghton 4     Peter Houghton 7
Don Houghton 4     Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan 11
Henry Oscar Houghton 4     Quincy Township, Houghton County, Michigan 15
Great Houghton Cricket Club 4     Ray Houghton 28
David Houghton (designer) 4     Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton 9
James R. Houghton 3     Schoolcraft Township, Houghton County, Michigan 11
Steven Houghton 3     Scott Houghton 5
Bev Houghton 3     Sherman Otis Houghton 15
George Hendric Houghton 3     Steven Houghton 3
Frances Houghton 3     Stony Houghton 7
Houghton Hall, Yorkshire 3     Suntrust v. Houghton Mifflin 6
Danny Houghton 3     Thomas Houghton 4
Hanging Houghton 3     Thomas Houghton Bartley 3
Arthur Boyd Houghton 3     Torch Lake Township, Houghton County, Michigan 12
Buck Houghton 3     USS A. Houghton (1852) 22
Thomas Houghton Bartley 3     Vasey Houghton 6
Winterborne Houghton 2     Walter Houghton 4
John Houghton (soccer) 2     William Houghton 19
George Houghton 2     William Houghton (archbishop) 5
Great Houghton 2     William Houghton (football coach) 7
Little Houghton 2     William Houghton (reverend) 5
Houghton Bank 2     William Houghton Sprague Pearce 6
Lord Houghton 2     William Stanley Houghton 6
Great Houghton Halt 2     Winterborne Houghton 2

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