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Stonehenge en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /stəʊ̯nˈhɛnd͡ʒ/ (UK)
• /stoʊ̯nˈhɛnd͡ʒ/ (US)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Stonhenge, from ston (“stone”) + henge (“hinge”) or hengen ("hanging", but only attested as "imprisonment"). More at Stonehenge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia The failure of /ɛnd͡ʒ/ to regularly raise to /ɪnd͡ʒ/, as in hinge, singe < Middle English henge, sengen, is probably due to the influence of the local dialect; compare the forms /ɛnd͡ʒ/, /sɛnd͡ʒ/ "hinge, singe" attested for the early 20th-century dialect of Pewsey, Wiltshire, approximately 18.5 kilometres (11.5 miles) from Stonehenge.

Meanings

1. An ancient group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Amesbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1242).
   • The collection of rocks is a national landmark that looks something like a Stonehenge on the prairie. 2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN:
   • Within weeks of winning the General Election in July 2024, the government halted a planned tunnel for the A303 past Stonehenge in Wiltshire. It stated that the £2 billion scheme was "poor value for money". […] The West of England line carries a tiny fraction of the volumes on the parallel road [A303], and Stonehenge is a nationally notorious bottleneck. 2025 January 22, Paul Clifton, “New study urges investment in West of England line”, in RAIL, number 1027, pages 6-7:
2. A number of localities elsewhere: ▸ A rural municipality in south Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Stonehenge No. 73.
3. A number of localities elsewhere: ▸ A town in Saint James parish, Jamaica.
4. A number of localities elsewhere: ▸ A locality in Australia: ▸ A locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
5. A number of localities elsewhere: ▸ A locality in Australia: ▸ An outback town in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland.
6. A number of localities elsewhere: ▸ A locality in Australia: ▸ A rural locality in Toowoomba Region, Queensland.
7. A number of localities elsewhere: ▸ A locality in Australia: ▸ A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania.

Forms

Deriveds

-henge · Manhattanhenge · henge

Meronyms

trilithons · sarsens · bluestones

Translations (51)

chr ᏅᏯ ᏙᏗᎦᏙᎬ (ancient group of standing stones in England) · sh Стонехенге (ancient group of standing stones in England) · mr स्टोनहेंज (ancient group of standing stones in England) · nah Stonehenge (ancient group of standing stones in England) · ja ストーンヘンジ (ancient group of standing stones in England) · as ষ্ট'নহেঞ্জ (ancient group of standing stones in England) · he סטונהנג׳ (ancient group of standing stones in England) · kk Стоунхендж (ancient group of standing stones in England) · fi Stonehenge (ancient group of standing stones in England) · de Stonehenge (ancient group of standing stones in England) · ar سْتُونْهِنْج (ancient group of standing stones in England) · nah hueyi tetl maxitlaztli (ancient group of standing stones in England) · ru Стоунхе́ндж (ancient group of standing stones in England) · kn ಸ್ಟೋನ್ ಹೆಂಜ್ (ancient group of standing stones in England) · mk Стоунхенџ (ancient group of standing stones in England) · bg Стоунхе́ндж (ancient group of standing stones in England) · ckb ستۆنھێنج (ancient group of standing stones in England) · be Стоўнхе́ндж (ancient group of standing stones in England) · cmn 巨石陣 /巨石阵 (ancient group of standing stones in England) · fro Stounhenges (ancient group of standing stones in England) · ta ஸ்டோன் ஹெஞ்ச் (ancient group of standing stones in England) · my စတုန်းဟင်းချ် (ancient group of standing stones in England) · ko 스톤헨지 (ancient group of standing stones in England) · es Stonehenge (ancient group of standing stones in England) · ga Cór an Curadhí (ancient group of standing stones in England) · mn Стоунхенж (ancient group of standing stones in England) · lt Stounhendžas (ancient group of standing stones in England) · lv Stonhendža (ancient group of standing stones in England) · ba Стоунһендж (ancient group of standing stones in England) · ne स्टोनहेज (ancient group of standing stones in England) · pt Stonehenge (ancient group of standing stones in England) · fr Stonehenge (ancient group of standing stones in England) · yue 巨石陣 /巨石阵 (ancient group of standing stones in England) · th สโตนเฮนจ์ (ancient group of standing stones in England) · ml സ്റ്റോൺഹെഞ്ച് (ancient group of standing stones in England) · cy Côr y Cewri (ancient group of standing stones in England) · el Στόουνχεντζ (ancient group of standing stones in England) · az Stounhenc (ancient group of standing stones in England) · ka სტოუნჰენჯი (ancient group of standing stones in England) · hi स्टोनहॅन्ज (ancient group of standing stones in England) · fa-ira اِسْتُوْنهِنْج (ancient group of standing stones in England) · pnb سٹونہنج (ancient group of standing stones in England) · ur اسٹون ہینج (ancient group of standing stones in England) · uk Стоунхе́ндж (ancient group of standing stones in England) · pa ਸਟੋਨਹੈਂਜ (ancient group of standing stones in England) · nah tetl yahualli (ancient group of standing stones in England) · it Stonehenge (ancient group of standing stones in England) · bn স্টোনহেঞ্জ (ancient group of standing stones in England) · vep Stounhendž (ancient group of standing stones in England) · dv ސްޓޯންހެންޖް (ancient group of standing stones in England) · hy Սթոունհենջ (ancient group of standing stones in England)

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