English Explanatory Dictionary

Glastonbury

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5039).
  2. The Glastonbury Festival.
  3. A neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  4. A town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.
  5. A rural town in Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlɑːstənbɹi/ /ˈɡlɑːstənbəɹi/ /ˈɡlæstənbɹi/ /ˈɡlæstənbəɹi/

Word forms

Glastonbury

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”).

Synonyms

Glasto

Derived words

Glastonbury chair Glastonbury thorn

Translations

Afrikaans: Glastonbury Arabic: غلاستونبري Armenian: Գլաստոնբերի Armenian: Գլասթոնբերիի Dutch: Glastonbury French: Glastonbury Galician: Glastonbury Greek: Γκλάστονμπερι Italian: Glastonbury Japanese: グラストンベリー Korean: 글래스톤베리 Latin: Glastonia Spanish: Glastonbury
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