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Stilton

Stilton

See also: stilton

English

Proper noun

Stilton

  1. A village in Cambridgeshire (originally in Huntingdonshire), England.

Noun

Stilton ‎(uncountable)

  1. A type of blue-veined cheese made in England.

Translations

See also

stilton

stilton

See also: Stilton

English

Noun

stilton ‎(uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of Stilton (cheese)

Etymology

The cheese was named after the village where it was originally sold. The village's name comes from Old English Stichilton, probably meaning "farmstead or village at a stile or steep ascent".

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪltən

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