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Shaftesbury

UK/ˈʃæftsbɹɪ/

Shaftesbury proper noun: a town and civil parish with a town council in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8623).

Proper noun

Shaftesbury

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8623).
  2. A community and ward in Newport, Wales.
  3. An English earldom.

Origin of Shaftesbury

From Old English Sċeaftesburg.

Words formed from Shaftesbury

Questions about Shaftesbury

What does Shaftesbury mean?
Shaftesbury means a town and civil parish with a town council in north Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST8623).
What part of speech is Shaftesbury?
Shaftesbury is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shaftesbury?
Shaftesbury is pronounced /ˈʃæftsbɹɪ/ (UK).

Words near Shaftesbury in the dictionary

  1. shaft horsepower
  2. shafted
  3. shafter
  4. shafters
  5. Shaftesburian
  6. Shaftesbury
  7. Shaftesburyan
  8. shafthead frame
  9. shafthead frames
  10. Shaftholme
  11. shafthouse

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