English Explanatory Dictionary

Uxbridge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in the borough of Hillingdon, on the western edge of Greater London, England, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0584).
  2. A township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
  4. A township in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.
  5. A rural locality in Derwent Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  6. Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, also called Earl of Uxbridge or Lord Uxbridge, British military commander.

Pronunciation

/ˈʌksbɹɪd͡ʒ/

Word forms

Uxbridge

Etymology

From Wixan + Old English bryċġ (“bridge”), meaning, "the bridge leading to the Wixan", a Saxon tribe which settled near the Lincolnshire fens.

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