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Bury.

A place in England:

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɛɹi/
  1. A place in England: A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2883).

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  2. A place in England: A town and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester.

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  3. A place in England: A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9427).

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  4. A place in England: A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0113).

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  5. A place in England: Ellipsis of Bury St Edmunds.

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  6. A village in Péruwelz municipality, Hainaut province, Belgium.

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  7. A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.

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  8. A municipality in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada.

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  9. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

The place name means "fort," from Old English burg. Doublet of borough, Brough, and burgh.

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