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Brackley

Syllables: Brack·ley/ˈbɹæk.li/

Brackley proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP5837).

Proper noun

Brackley

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP5837).
  2. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Origin of Brackley

The community in Prince Edward Island is named after settler Arthur Brackley (d. 1776).

Questions about Brackley

What does Brackley mean?
Brackley means a market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP5837).
What part of speech is Brackley?
Brackley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Brackley?
Brackley is pronounced /ˈbɹæk.li/.

Words near Brackley in the dictionary

  1. brackishly
  2. brackishness
  3. brackishwater
  4. brackishwaters
  5. Brackla
  6. Brackley
  7. Brackman
  8. brackmard
  9. brackmards
  10. Bracknell
  11. Bracknell Forest

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