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Buckinghamshire

/ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/

Buckinghamshire proper noun: an inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

Proper noun

Buckinghamshire

  1. An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
    • The flames will then be joined together next week at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire, the home of the Paralympics, and the united flame will make its final journey to London for the opening of the 14th Paralympic Games next Wednesday.2012 August 21, Alexandra Topping, “Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history”, in The Guardian
  2. Buckinghamshire Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2020 in all of Buckinghamshire except Milton Keynes.

Forms of Buckinghamshire

alternative abbreviationBucks
alternative abbreviationBucks.
alternative abbreviationBck.

Origin of Buckinghamshire

From Old English Buccingahāmsċīr (“district of Bucca's home”), from Buccingahām + sċīr, first element from Bucca (see bucca (“he-goat”)) + -inga + ham. By surface analysis, Buckingham + -shire.

Questions about Buckinghamshire

What does Buckinghamshire mean?
Buckinghamshire means an inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
What part of speech is Buckinghamshire?
Buckinghamshire is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Buckinghamshire?
Buckinghamshire is pronounced /ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/ (UK).

Words near Buckinghamshire in the dictionary

  1. bucking up to
  2. Buckingham
  3. Buckingham College
  4. Buckingham County
  5. Buckingham Palace
  6. Buckinghamshire
  7. buckings
  8. buckish
  9. buckishly
  10. buckishness
  11. buckism

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