Woodbury
Woodbury proper noun: a village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0187).
Proper noun
Woodbury (countable and uncountable, plural Woodburys)
- A village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0187).
- A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.
- A small settlement near Geraldine, in southern Canterbury, New Zealand.
- A neighbourhood of Irvine, California.
- A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
- A town in Meriwether County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Hancock County, Indiana.
- A tiny city in Butler County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Sunfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan.
- A city in Washington County, Minnesota.
- A city, the county seat of Gloucester County, New Jersey.
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- A hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York.
- A town and village in Orange County, New York.
- A small borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
- A town, the county seat of Cannon County, Tennessee.
- A town in Washington County, Vermont.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Forms of Woodbury
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Origin of Woodbury
From Old English wudu (“wood”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).
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Questions about Woodbury
- What does Woodbury mean?
- Woodbury means a village and civil parish in East Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SY0187).
- What part of speech is Woodbury?
- Woodbury is a proper noun.
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