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Aylesbury

/ˈeɪlzbəɹi/

Aylesbury proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8113).

Proper noun

Aylesbury

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8113).
  2. A village in the Rural Municipality of Craik, No. 222, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A rural locality in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Forms of Aylesbury

alternative formAilesbury

Origin of Aylesbury

From Old English Æġles burg.

Words formed from Aylesbury

Questions about Aylesbury

What does Aylesbury mean?
Aylesbury means a town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8113).
What part of speech is Aylesbury?
Aylesbury is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aylesbury?
Aylesbury is pronounced /ˈeɪlzbəɹi/ (UK).

Words near Aylesbury in the dictionary

  1. Aykol
  2. Aylard
  3. ayle
  4. Ayleen
  5. Aylesbeare
  6. Aylesbury
  7. Aylesbury Vale
  8. Aylesford
  9. Aylesham
  10. Aylestone
  11. Aylesworth

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