preston

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Definition of preston in English English dictionary

A male given name, transferred from the surname

Several other towns and villages

An industrial town in Lancashire, England

An English surname derived from any of the placenames

City and borough (pop., 2001: 129,642), county seat of Lancashire, England. On the River Ribble, Preston grew near the site of a Roman fort and received its first charter in 1179. As a market centre, it became known for its wool and linen weaving and its cotton mills. It was the site of the Lancashire Royalist headquarters during the English Civil Wars. The Royalists were defeated there by Oliver Cromwell in 1648. Despite the decline of the cotton textile industry, the economy has remained strong through diversification, and it produces aircraft and motor vehicles

{i} male first name; family name

transferred use of the surname

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Preston Sturges

(1898-1959, born as Edmond P. Biden) American film director

Preston Sturges

orig. Edmond Preston Biden born Aug. 29, 1898, Chicago, Ill., U.S. died Aug. 6, 1959, New York, N.Y. U.S. film director. Initially a playwright, he wrote the Broadway hits Strictly Dishonorable (1929) and Child of Manhattan (1931). After moving to Hollywood, he became a noted screenwriter and won an Academy Award for The Great McGinty (1940), the first film he directed. He went on to write and direct distinctive satirical comedies such as The Lady Eve (1941), Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Palm Beach Story (1941), The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944), Hail the Conquering Hero (1944), and Unfaithfully Yours (1948), characterized by their witty dialogue, rapid pace, and memorable minor characters

Hyphenation

Pres·ton

Turkish pronunciation

prestın

Pronunciation

/ˈprestən/ /ˈprɛstən/

Etymology

() Old English prēost (“priest”) + tūn (“settlement”).