Bury

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈbɛɹi//

A place in England: A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2883).

proper noun

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A place in England: A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2883).
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A place in England: A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester.
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A place in England: A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9427).
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A place in England: A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0113).
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A village in Péruwelz municipality, Hainaut province, Belgium.
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A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
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A municipality in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada.
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A habitational surname from Old English.
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Variant of Bury St EdmundsA place in England: Ellipsis of Bury St Edmunds.

Etymology

The place name means "fort," from Old English burg. Doublet of borough, Brough, and burgh.

Forms

plural: Burys

burton · An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for…Burton · An English habitational surname from Old English for someone…bury · To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb. To kill or…

Bury · A place in England: A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2883).

burying · A burial.bus · A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people…bush · A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems…

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