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Shoeburyness

UK/ʃuːbɛɹiˈnɛs/

Shoeburyness proper noun: a town situated on the Thames Estuary in Southend-on-Sea borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9485).

Proper noun

Shoeburyness

  1. A town situated on the Thames Estuary in Southend-on-Sea borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9485).

Origin of Shoeburyness

Shoebury Ness is a ness (flat headland) in the Thames Estuary, on the southern edge of the town. Shoebury is from Old English scēo + burh (“fortress providing shelter”), recorded as Sceobyrig early 10th century, Soberia in 1086 (DB), and Shoberynesse in the 16th century.

Questions about Shoeburyness

What does Shoeburyness mean?
Shoeburyness means a town situated on the Thames Estuary in Southend-on-Sea borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9485).
What part of speech is Shoeburyness?
Shoeburyness is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shoeburyness?
Shoeburyness is pronounced /ʃuːbɛɹiˈnɛs/ (UK).

Words near Shoeburyness in the dictionary

  1. shoeboxful
  2. shoeboxfuls
  3. shoeboxlike
  4. shoebrush
  5. shoebrushes
  6. Shoeburyness
  7. shoebutton plant
  8. shoebuttons
  9. shoecare
  10. shoecover
  11. shoecovers

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