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Albury

/ˈɔːlbəɹi/

Albury proper noun: a village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4324).

Proper noun

Albury (countable and uncountable, plural Alburys)

  1. A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4324).
  2. A village in Tiddington-with-Albury parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6505).
  3. A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0547).
  4. A major city in New South Wales, Australia, near the border with the neighbouring state of Victoria.
  5. A local government area in New South Wales, Australia; in full, City of Albury.
  6. A town in Ontario, Canada.
  7. A small village in Mackenzie district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  8. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Albury

pluralAlburys

Origin of Albury

From eald (“old”) + burg (“fort”). Compare other placenames, such as Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh and Aldeby, and German Oldenburg.

Words formed from Albury

Questions about Albury

What does Albury mean?
Albury means a village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4324).
What part of speech is Albury?
Albury is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Albury?
Albury is pronounced /ˈɔːlbəɹi/.

Words near Albury in the dictionary

  1. alburnous
  2. alburns
  3. alburnum
  4. alburnums
  5. Alburquerque
  6. Albury
  7. Alburys
  8. Alburz
  9. Albus
  10. Albus Dumbledore
  11. albutannin

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