English Explanatory Dictionary

Sudbury

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1632).
  2. A suburb and ward in the borough of Brent, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1685).
  3. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8741).
  4. A city in northern Ontario, Canada, properly Greater Sudbury.
  5. A district in northern Ontario; in full, Sudbury District.
  6. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  7. A town in Rutland County, Vermont.

Pronunciation

/sʌdbəɹi/

Word forms

Sudbury

Etymology

From Old English suþ (“south”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Southborough and Southbury.

Derived words

Greater Sudbury Sudbury District Sudbury Hill sudburyite
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