"Middlesbrough" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɪdəlzbɹə/, /ˈmɪdəlzˌbʌɹə/ [proscribed, sometimes] Audio: En-uk-Middlesbrough.ogg [UK]
Etymology: From Old English middel (“middle”) + Old English burh (“fortified place”), equivalent to middle + -s- + -b(o)rough. Doublet of Middleburg and Middlebury. Cf. also Middelburg. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|middel||middle}} Old English middel (“middle”), {{der|en|ang|burh||fortified place}} Old English burh (“fortified place”), {{af|en|middle|-s-|-borough|alt3=-b(o)rough}} middle + -s- + -b(o)rough, {{doublet|en|Middleburg|Middlebury}} Doublet of Middleburg and Middlebury Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Middlesbrough
  1. A town, unitary authority, and borough in North Yorkshire, England, situated on the River Tees. Categories (place): Boroughs of North Yorkshire, England, Districts of North Yorkshire, England, Places in England, Places in North Yorkshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in North Yorkshire, England

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