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Glastonbury

UK/ˈɡlɑːstənbɹi/US/ˈɡlæstənbɹi/

Glastonbury proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5039).

Proper noun

Glastonbury

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5039).
    1. The Glastonbury Festival.
  2. A neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  3. A town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
  4. A rural town in Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.

Glastonbury meaning in Arabic

Glastonbury in Arabic

town in Somerset, South West England
غلاستونبري ġlāstūnbrī

Synonyms of Glastonbury

Origin of Glastonbury

From Middle English Glastingaburghe, from Old English Glæstingaburg, "the fortified place of the Glæstingas", from *Glæstinga (the people of Glastonia) + Old English byrg (“fort”).

Words formed from Glastonbury

Phrases with Glastonbury

Questions about Glastonbury

What does Glastonbury mean?
Glastonbury means a town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5039).
What is Glastonbury in Arabic?
Glastonbury in Arabic is غلاستونبري (ġlāstūnbrī). See Glastonbury meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Glastonbury?
Glastonbury is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Glastonbury?
Glastonbury is pronounced /ˈɡlɑːstənbɹi/ (UK).

Words near Glastonbury in the dictionary

  1. Glasterlaw
  2. glastig
  3. glastigs
  4. Glasto
  5. Glaston
  6. Glastonbury
  7. Glastonbury chair
  8. Glastonbury chairs
  9. Glastonbury thorn
  10. Glastonbury thorns
  11. Glaswegian

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