"Mayberry" meaning in English

See Mayberry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From the main town in the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Mayberry (not comparable)
  1. (figurative, of a place) Utopian; perfect for dwelling. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable Categories (topical): Fictional locations
    Sense id: en-Mayberry-en-adj-cqoNlNnX Disambiguation of Fictional locations: 47 13 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: From Old English mere (“lake”) + Old English byriġ (“fortified place”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|mere||lake}} Old English mere (“lake”), {{inh|en|ang|byriġ||fortified place}} Old English byriġ (“fortified place”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mayberry
  1. A surname. Categories (topical): Fictional locations Synonyms: Maberry, Maybury
    Sense id: en-Mayberry-en-name-EMUC1F3L Disambiguation of Fictional locations: 47 13 41 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From the main town in the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mayberry
  1. (figurative) A utopian setting, such as a small town; a perfect place to live. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Fictional locations
    Sense id: en-Mayberry-en-name-qCCaLu7f Disambiguation of Fictional locations: 47 13 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 32 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 38 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 38 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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