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bloomsbury

/bluːmzbəɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
blooms-bury
IPA
/bluːmzbəɹi/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An urban area and ward in the borough of Camden, London, known for its array of garden squares and its literary connections (OS grid ref TQ3082).

name

A community in the County of Barrhead, Alberta, Canada.

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A borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.

Etymology

Recorded 1291 as Blemondesberi “manor held by the Blemond family”, from Blémont in France.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /bluːmzbəɹi/

Derived Forms

Bloomsburian Bloomsburyan Bloomsberries

Questions

How do you pronounce bloomsbury?
The recorded pronunciation is /bluːmzbəɹi/.
What does bloomsbury mean?
An urban area and ward in the borough of Camden, London, known for its array of garden squares and its literary connections (OS grid ref TQ3082).
Where does bloomsbury come from?
Recorded 1291 as Blemondesberi “manor held by the Blemond family”, from Blémont in France.

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