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

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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In one of the worst examples, waste from Derby City Council and Derbyshire Council ended up at 19 different incinerators in one year - from Milton Keynes to North Yorkshire.

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MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon, who are both in League Two, have been rivals since Wimbledon FC relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003 and subsequently changed their name to MK Dons in the summer of 2004.

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