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albury

/ˈɔːlbəɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
al-bury
IPA
/ˈɔːlbəɹi/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From eald (“old”) + burg (“fort”). Compare other placenames, such as Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh and Aldeby, and German Oldenburg.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Alburys (plural)

Phrases

Albury End Albury Heath Albury Park East Albury North Albury South Albury Tiddington-with-Albury West Albury

Questions

How do you pronounce albury?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔːlbəɹi/.
What does albury mean?
A placename:
Where does albury come from?
From eald (“old”) + burg (“fort”). Compare other placenames, such as Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh and Aldeby, and German Oldenburg.

How to pronounce albury

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