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glastonbury

/ˈɡlæstənbɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
glas-ton-bury
IPA
/ˈɡlæstənbɹi/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5039).

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Etymology

From Middle English Glastingaburghe, from Old English Glæstingaburg, "the fortified place of the Glæstingas", from *Glæstinga (the people of Glastonia) + Old English byrg (“fort”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Glæstingaburg, byrg

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡlæstənbɹi/
  • British English: /ˈɡlɑːstənbɹi/

Phrases

Glastonbury chair Glastonbury thorn South Glastonbury

Synonyms

Glasto

Questions

How do you pronounce glastonbury?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlæstənbɹi/.
What does glastonbury mean?
A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5039).
Where does glastonbury come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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