English Explanatory Dictionary

Albury

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4324).
  3. A village in Tiddington-with-Albury parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6505).
  4. A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0547).
  5. A major city in New South Wales, Australia, near the border with the neighbouring state of Victoria.
  6. A local government area in New South Wales, Australia; in full, City of Albury.
  7. A town in Ontario, Canada.
  8. A small village in Mackenzie district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  9. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔːlbəɹi/

Word forms

Albury Alburys

Etymology

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

Derived words

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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 奧爾伯里 /奥尔伯里 Korean: 올버리 Wiradjuri: Bungambrawatha
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