Milton Keynes

[ keenz ]

noun

1. a residential district in S England, near London, established in the 1960s.

Milton Keynes

/ ˈmɪltən ˈkiːnz /

noun

1. a new town in central England, in Milton Keynes unitary authority, N Buckinghamshire: founded in 1967: electronics, clothing, machinery; seat of the Open University. Pop: 184 506 (2001 est)
2. a unitary authority in central England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 215 700 (2003). Area: 310 sq km (119 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Dame Christine says ministers and Ofsted should learn from the Camden project, as well as similar work under way in Sheffield and Milton Keynes.

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Jane Steel, who bought a one-bedroom flat in Milton Keynes as an investment for her family, is another leaseholder who has told the BBC of her dissatisfaction with Eagerstates.

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On the mountain, Tony Evans, originally from Pontypridd, but now living in Milton Keynes, said he didn't even know about the change.

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The man put the device on the side of the rink while it was under construction in Milton Keynes.

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A coroner warned tech companies, including TomTom, to a risk of future deaths after a woman drove the wrong way onto the A5 near Milton Keynes.

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