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norbury

/nˈɔɹbɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
nor-bury
IPA
/nˈɔɹbɛɹi/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A hamlet and former civil parish, now in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5647).

Countable; Uncountable

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A small village in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1242).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburb of London in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3069).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small village and civil parish (served by Myndtown, Norbury, Ratlinghope and Wentnor Combined Parish Council) in south-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3692).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7823).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old English norþ (“north”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Northborough.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Norburys (plural)

Phrases

Norbury and Roston

Questions

How do you pronounce norbury?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɔɹbɛɹi/.
What does norbury mean?
A hamlet and former civil parish, now in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5647).
Where does norbury come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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