"Bury" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɛɹi/ Forms: Burys [plural]
Etymology: The place name means "fort," from Old English burg. Doublet of borough, Brough, and burgh. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|burg|}} Old English burg, {{doublet|en|borough|Brough|burgh}} Doublet of borough, Brough, and burgh Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Bury (countable and uncountable, plural Burys)
  1. A place in England:
    A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL2883).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Cambridgeshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Cambridgeshire, England, Villages in England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Bury-en-name-~xaOGuZ7 Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 14 13 12 15 19 3 3 8 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 14 12 18 18 2 3 4 13
  2. A place in England:
    A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Districts of England, Districts of Greater Manchester, England, Places in England, Places in Greater Manchester, England, Towns in England, Towns in Greater Manchester, England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Bury-en-name-mctYO1mf Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 14 13 12 15 19 3 3 8 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 14 12 18 18 2 3 4 13
  3. A place in England:
    A hamlet in Brompton Regis parish, Somerset West and Taunton district, Somerset (OS grid ref SS9427).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Somerset, England, Villages in England, Villages in Somerset, England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Bury-en-name-6KE3se1I Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 14 13 12 15 19 3 3 8 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 14 12 18 18 2 3 4 13
  4. A place in England:
    A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0113).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in West Sussex, England, Villages in England, Villages in West Sussex, England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Bury-en-name-fc9sliHr Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 14 13 12 15 19 3 3 8 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 14 12 18 18 2 3 4 13
  5. A place in England:
    Short for Bury St Edmunds.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Bury St Edmunds Categories (place): Places in England, Boroughs in England Derived forms: Bury St Edmunds
    Sense id: en-Bury-en-name-IJ~qSuxH Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 14 13 12 15 19 3 3 8 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 14 12 18 18 2 3 4 13
  6. A village in Péruwelz municipality, Hainaut province, Belgium. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Belgium, Villages in Belgium
    Sense id: en-Bury-en-name-FLNkl1h5
  7. A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in France, Places in Hauts-de-France
    Sense id: en-Bury-en-name-9n0ASgV0 Categories (other): Communes of France
  8. A municipality in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Municipalities of Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Quebec
    Sense id: en-Bury-en-name-TNt1yG-O
  9. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Bury-en-name-zLJicHqr Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 14 13 12 15 19 3 3 8 14 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 14 12 18 18 2 3 4 13

Inflected forms

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