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Peterborough

/ˈpiːtə(ɹ)bəɹə/

Peterborough proper noun: a cathedral city, unitary authority, and borough of Cambridgeshire, England.

Proper noun

Peterborough

  1. A cathedral city, unitary authority, and borough of Cambridgeshire, England.
  2. A town in South Australia, Australia.
  3. A town on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia.
  4. An independent city, the county seat of Peterborough County, Southern Ontario, Canada, named in honour of Peter Robinson.
  5. A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.

Origin of Peterborough

From Peter + -borough, referring to Saint Peter the Apostle. Doublet of Petersburg.

Words formed from Peterborough

Questions about Peterborough

What does Peterborough mean?
Peterborough means a cathedral city, unitary authority, and borough of Cambridgeshire, England.
What part of speech is Peterborough?
Peterborough is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Peterborough?
Peterborough is pronounced /ˈpiːtə(ɹ)bəɹə/.

Words near Peterborough in the dictionary

  1. Peterbald
  2. Peterbalds
  3. peterbaylissite
  4. Peterborian
  5. Peterborians
  6. Peterborough
  7. Peterborough County
  8. Peterborow
  9. Peterburg
  10. Peterchurch
  11. Peterculter

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