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Bury en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɛɹi/

Etymology

The place name means "fort," from Old English burg. Doublet of borough, Brough, and burgh.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A place in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2883).
  2. (countable, uncountable) A place in England: ▸ A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A place in England: ▸ A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9427).
  4. (countable, uncountable) A place in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0113).
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A place in England: ▸ Ellipsis of Bury St Edmunds.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A village in Péruwelz municipality, Hainaut province, Belgium.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  8. (countable, uncountable) A municipality in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms

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Deriveds

Bury St Edmunds

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