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Avebury

Avebury proper noun: a village and civil parish west of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, location of a prehistoric stone circle (OS grid ref SU1069).

Proper noun

Avebury

  1. A village and civil parish west of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, location of a prehistoric stone circle (OS grid ref SU1069).
    • Entering Avebury from any direction is like stepping back into the past. Before the centre of the village is reached, the road passes through an immense circle of brooding stones which stand like petrified ghosts of an age about which little is known.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 40

Questions about Avebury

What does Avebury mean?
Avebury means a village and civil parish west of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, location of a prehistoric stone circle (OS grid ref SU1069).
What part of speech is Avebury?
Avebury is a proper noun.

Words near Avebury in the dictionary

  1. Ave Maria
  2. Ave Marias
  3. Ave Mary
  4. Ave Marìa
  5. ave.
  6. Avebury
  7. avedhya sira
  8. aveira
  9. aveirah
  10. Aveiro
  11. avel

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