Aylesbury

[ eylz-buh-ree, -bree ]

noun

1. one of an English breed of white, domestic ducks.

Aylesbury

/ -brɪ; ˈeɪlzbərɪ /

noun

1. a town in SE central England, administrative centre of Buckinghamshire. Pop: 69 021 (2001)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aylesbury¹

First recorded in 1850–55; named after Aylesbury, England

Example Sentences

“It was absolutely horrendous. We were really struggling, having to scrounge around for masks and gloves,“ says Mandi Masters, a community midwife from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.

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Ms Tilsley and Mr Wood, who was from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, were residents of Burdon Grange care home in Beaworthy when they took part in a day trip to the lake.

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It was hoped he could eventually be moved to Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, where there is the internationally-renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre.

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Martin Hywood, 50, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy when he was 23 years old and met comedian Jon Richardson at a Leeds United match.

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The duo have organised a fundraising night of comedy at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on 11 October.

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