Shrewsbury

[ shrooz-ber-ee, -buh-ree shrohz- ]

noun

1. a city now part of Shrewsbury and Atcham, in Salop, in W England.
2. a town in central Massachusetts.

Shrewsbury

/ ˈʃrəʊzbərɪ; -brɪ; ˈʃruːz- /

noun

1. a town in W central England, administrative centre of Shropshire, on the River Severn: strategically situated near the Welsh border; market town. Pop: 67 126 (2001)

Example Sentences

Since then, St. John's has moved to the suburbs—hence the "Shrewsbury"—and become a high-rent prep school.

From The Daily Beast

In his twenty-third year he became manager of the Shrewsbury and Ludlow Railway—probably the youngest railway manager recorded.

From Project Gutenberg

We made a late start from Chester, but reached Shrewsbury in time to visit many parts of the town after dinner.

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He roused himself, however, and promptly communicated by writing with Shrewsbury and Orford.

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We should naturally expect that few towns would have a stronger infusion of local feeling than Shrewsbury.

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Shrewsbury, then, exhibits a character eminently its own, from whatever point we view its history.

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