Stonehenge
/stəʊ̯nˈhɛnd͡ʒ/US/stoʊ̯nˈhɛnd͡ʒ/
Stonehenge proper noun: an ancient group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Amesbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1242).
Proper noun
Stonehenge
- An ancient group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Amesbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1242).
- The collection of rocks is a national landmark that looks something like a Stonehenge on the prairie.2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN
- Within weeks of winning the General Election in July 2024, the government halted a planned tunnel for the A303 past Stonehenge in Wiltshire. It stated that the £2 billion scheme was "poor value for money". […] The West of England line carries a tiny fraction of the volumes on the parallel road...2025 January 22, Paul Clifton, “New study urges investment in West of England line”, in RAIL, number 1027, pages 6-7
- A rural municipality in south Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Stonehenge No. 73.
- A town in Saint James parish, Jamaica.
- A locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- An outback town in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland.
- A rural locality in Toowoomba Region, Queensland.
- A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania.
Stonehenge meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Stonehenge in Hindi
- ancient group of standing stones in England
- स्टोनहॅन्ज sṭonhĕnj
Stonehenge in Tamil
- ancient group of standing stones in England
- ஸ்டோன் ஹெஞ்ச் sṭōṉ heñc
Stonehenge in Marathi
- ancient group of standing stones in England
- स्टोनहेंज sṭonheñja
Stonehenge in Urdu
- ancient group of standing stones in England
- اسٹون ہینج
More languagesFewer languages
- Stonehenge in Bengali
- স্টোনহেঞ্জ sṭōnohenjo
- Stonehenge in Malayalam
- സ്റ്റോൺഹെഞ്ച് sṟṟōṇheñcŭ
- Stonehenge in Kannada
- ಸ್ಟೋನ್ ಹೆಂಜ್ sṭōn heñj
- Stonehenge in Punjabi
- ਸਟੋਨਹੈਂਜ saṭonhaiñj
- Stonehenge in Assamese
- ষ্ট'নহেঞ্জ sto'noheñzo
- Stonehenge in Nepali
- स्टोनहेज sṭonahej
- Stonehenge in Arabic
- سْتُونْهِنْج stūnhinj
- Stonehenge in Thai
- สโตนเฮนจ์ sàdtohnhen
- Stonehenge in Myanmar
- စတုန်းဟင်းချ် ca.tun:hang:hky
- Dhivehi
- ސްޓޯންހެންޖް sṭōn̊hen̊j
Forms of Stonehenge
| alternative form (obsolete) | Stonage |
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Origin of Stonehenge
Inherited from Middle English Stonhenge, from ston (“stone”) + henge (“hinge”) or hengen ("hanging", but only attested as "imprisonment"). More at Stonehenge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia The failure of /ɛnd͡ʒ/ to regularly raise to /ɪnd͡ʒ/, as in hinge, singe < Middle English henge, sengen, is probably due to the influence of the local dialect; compare the forms /ɛnd͡ʒ/, /sɛnd͡ʒ/ "hinge, singe" attested for the early 20th-century dialect of Pewsey, Wiltshire, approximately 18.5 kilometres (11.5 miles) from Stonehenge.
Words formed from Stonehenge
Questions about Stonehenge
- What does Stonehenge mean?
- Stonehenge means an ancient group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Amesbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1242).
- What is Stonehenge in Hindi?
- Stonehenge in Hindi is स्टोनहॅन्ज (sṭonhĕnj). See Stonehenge meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Stonehenge?
- Stonehenge is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Stonehenge?
- Stonehenge is pronounced /stəʊ̯nˈhɛnd͡ʒ/ (UK).
Words near Stonehenge in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Stonehenge (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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