Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Milton Keynes en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌmɪltən ˈkiːnz/

Etymology

From an earlier "Middleton Caynes" when the village was in the manor of the "de Cahaines" family.

Meanings

  1. Originally a village in Buckinghamshire, now a purpose-built city in central England, United Kingdom, containing the towns of Bletchley, Wolverton, Stony Stratford, and many smaller villages.
    • Without official recognition Gatwick has become the Milton Keynes of the south side of London, and Stansted looks set to be the same for the north-east. 2005, Brian Edwards, The modern airport terminal: new approaches to airport architecture:
    • Nearby was the tidier town of Tychy, a faceless Milton Keynes type of place without the roundabouts. 2008, Dave Spencer, A smudge on my lens:
    • They are now displayed in a Milton Keynes park near the railway line. 1998, Ruth H. Finnegan, Tales of the city: a study of narrative and urban life:
    • A Milton Keynes is up against a long-term cost disadvantage. 1975, Built environment quarterly:
    • Now a Milton Keynes resident knows a concrete cow when he sees one but . . . 1990, Nick Meers, Sue Seddon, Enigmatic England:
  2. A unitary authority and borough with city status (City of Milton Keynes) in Buckinghamshire.
  3. A civil parish (served by Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council) for the village within the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8839).

Synonyms

MK

Translations (3)

mr मिलटन कींझ (city) · cmn 米尔顿凯恩斯 (city) · ru Милтон-Кинс (city)