Buckingham
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm//
The Buckingham Palace.
proper noun
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The Buckingham Palace.
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A place name: A town in Buckinghamshire, England.
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A place name: A former city in Quebec, Canada, merged into Gatineau in 2002.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Colorado, named after a railroad official.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Florida.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A village in Illinois.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Iowa, named after Buckingham County, VA.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A former city in Texas, now part of Richardson, Texas.
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A place name: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place, the county seat of Buckingham County, Virginia.
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A dukedom in the English peerage.
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A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place name.
Etymology
From Old English Buccingahām, from the personal name Bucca (see bucca (“he-goat”)) + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“home”).