Bradbury
Bradbury proper noun: a village in Bradbury and the Isle parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3128).
Proper noun
Bradbury (countable and uncountable, plural Bradburys)
- A village in Bradbury and the Isle parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3128).
- A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
- A township in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States.
- A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Noun
Bradbury (plural Bradburys)
- A British banknote issued during WW I in denominations of £1 or 10 shillings.
- "And the contents of my cigarette-case are half a dozen gaspers, and a ten-bob Bradbury patched together with stamp paper!"1920, Sapper, Bulldog Drummond
- Then she offered Eliza five Bradburys and what she was wearing at the time to co-operate and Eliza, we may imagine, simply leapt at it.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
Forms of Bradbury
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Bradburys |
| Noun | |
| plural | Bradburys |
Origin of Bradbury
From Old English brād (“broad”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).
So named as banknotes had the signature of Sir John Bradbury, secretary to the Treasury c.1914.
Words formed from Bradbury
Phrases with Bradbury
Questions about Bradbury
- What does Bradbury mean?
- Bradbury means a village in Bradbury and the Isle parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3128).
- What part of speech is Bradbury?
- Bradbury can be a proper noun or a noun.
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